# Dhob Village, Sherghati, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Sherghati, Gaya 

# Dhob

Dhob is a village in Sherghati sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,104 people in 334 households**, the 17th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.

- 2,104people (2011)
- 334households
- 51.3%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Dhob PIN code and other codes

Dhob falls in Sherghati sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKachauri
- Community development blockSherghati
- Census village code256312

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

## How far is Dhob from nearby towns?

- Sherghati (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)57 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)10 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 Dhob?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dhob; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Dhob known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 9% of the 318 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Dhob

Of every 100 households in Dhob in 2011, 0 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhob · ■ Sherghati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**44%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****58%**

**42%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Dhob?

■ Dhob · ■ Sherghati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.3%**

**59.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**997

Working population ****42.6%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.9% for men and 40.0% for women. 52% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 299 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 158 (18%) · **■** Household industry 27 (3%) · **■** Other work 33 (4%) · **■** Marginal 380 (42%)

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 Sherghati

- Sirampur2,411 people
- Naknupa2,241 people
- Kamat2,196 people
- Ghaghar2,182 people
- Dhab Chiraya2,084 people
- Chanpi2,065 people
- Ghuji2,047 people
- Sondiha1,977 people

[All 86 villages in Sherghati](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/sherghati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhob from Gaya?57 km by road
- What is the population of Dhob?2,104 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhob in?Gaya district (Sherghati sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhob?51.3% (Census 2011)