# Despura Village, Dobhi, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Dobhi, Gaya 

# Despura

Despura is a village in Dobhi sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **905 people in 191 households**, the 62nd largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 905people (2011)
- 191households
- 42.4%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Despura PIN code and other codes

Despura falls in Dobhi sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNeema
- Community development blockDobhi
- Census village code256356

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Despura from nearby towns?

- Dobhi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)31 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)16 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Despura?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Despura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Despura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 39% of the 79 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Despura

Of every 100 households in Despura in 2011, 97 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Despura · ■ Dobhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****32%**

**50%

Television ****1%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****47%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Despura?

■ Despura · ■ Dobhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.4%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****671**

**992

Working population ****24.4%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.1% for men and 32.4% for women. 44% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 212 (96%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dobhi

- Sita Chak983 people
- Dariaura924 people
- Nain Sagar916 people
- Dhab913 people
- Rani Chak873 people
- Tetariya Kalan858 people
- Sonbarsa836 people
- Kurumdih835 people

[All 130 villages in Dobhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/dobhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Despura from Gaya?31 km by road
- What is the population of Despura?905 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Despura in?Gaya district (Dobhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Despura?42.4% (Census 2011)