# Bokhra Village, Dharhara, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dharhara, Munger 

# Bokhra

Bokhra is a village in Dharhara sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **535 people in 108 households**, the 51st largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 535people (2011)
- 108households
- 58.9%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Bokhra PIN code and other codes

Bokhra falls in Dharhara sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSarobagh
- Community development blockDharhara
- Census village code242754

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

## How far is Bokhra from nearby towns?

- Dharhara (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)15 km by road
- Jamalpur (nearest town)6 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 Bokhra?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bokhra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Gobindpur
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gobindpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Munger
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Bokhra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 8% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Bokhra

Of every 100 households in Bokhra in 2011, 16 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bokhra · ■ Dharhara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****19%**

**59%

Television ****23%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****60%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bokhra?

■ Bokhra · ■ Dharhara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**869

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****803**

**914

Working population ****28.0%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 44.5% for women. 40% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (45%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (17%) · **■** Marginal 31 (21%)

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 Dharhara

- Tola Lakarkola616 people
- Tola Belokhar584 people
- Harbanskita554 people
- Bikrampur550 people
- Gopali Chak520 people
- Adampur487 people
- Harpur Inglish484 people
- Kathor483 people

[All 186 villages in Dharhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/dharhara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bokhra from Munger?15 km by road
- What is the population of Bokhra?535 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bokhra in?Munger district (Dharhara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bokhra?58.9% (Census 2011)