Village · Kochadhamin, Kishanganj
# Dubra

Dubra is a village in Kochadhamin sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 550 people in 87 households, the 124th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.
- 550 people (2011)
- 87 households
- 45.5% literacy
- 964 females per 1,000 males

## Dubra PIN code and other codes

Dubra falls in Kochadhamin sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Kutti
- Community development block Kochadhamin
- Census village code 222907

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dubra from nearby towns?
- Kochadhamin (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ) 10 km by road
- Kishanganj (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dubra?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Naranga
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kochadhamin
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kishanganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Kishanganj
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 1 h summer · 1 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dubra known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 85% of the 74 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Dubra

Of every 100 households in Dubra in 2011, 39 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dubra · ■ Kochadhamin rural average
- Electricity for lighting 39% 18%
- Toilet within the home 1% 7%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 92%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 31%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 26% 21%
- Television 3% 4%
- Mobile phone 68% 42%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 13% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 17% 30%
- Own their home 77% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dubra?

■ Dubra · ■ Kochadhamin rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 45.5% 59.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 964 930
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 849 962
- Working population 24.0% 29.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.7% for men and 40.4% for women. 41% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 23 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 72 (55%) · ■ Other work 25 (19%) · ■ Marginal 12 (9%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kochadhamin
- Mahua 609 people
- Sukalrani 594 people
- Mujabari 587 people
- Pokharia 567 people
- Makraha 547 people
- Masidgarh Mohiuddinpur 514 people
- Kolaha 503 people
- Lodhnakhargi 494 people

All 150 villages in Kochadhamin

## Quick answers
- How far is Dubra from Kishanganj? 10 km by road
- What is the population of Dubra? 550 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dubra in? Kishanganj district (Kochadhamin sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dubra? 45.5% (Census 2011)

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