# Bhokila Village, Hilsa, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Hilsa, Nalanda 

# Bhokila

Bhokila is a village in Hilsa sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,079 people in 197 households**, the 43rd largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%.

- 1,079people (2011)
- 197households
- 75.6%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Bhokila PIN code and other codes

Bhokila falls in Hilsa sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJogipur
- Community development blockHilsa
- Census village code244794

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

## How far is Bhokila from nearby towns?

- Hilsa (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)23 km by road
- Hilsa (nearest town)3 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 Bhokila?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bhokila; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn 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

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hilsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hilsa
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Bhokila known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 53 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Bhokila

Of every 100 households in Bhokila in 2011, 1 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhokila · ■ Hilsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**42%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****55%**

**42%

Television ****17%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**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 Bhokila?

■ Bhokila · ■ Hilsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**63.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**902

Working population ****44.7%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 60.8% for women. 48% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 62 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 290 (60%) · **■** Other work 40 (8%) · **■** Marginal 90 (19%)

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 Hilsa

- Khaddi1,246 people
- Bijla1,179 people
- Ganipur1,107 people
- Babhan Diha1,102 people
- Shekhopur1,034 people
- Gosainpur814 people
- Shohrapur802 people
- Harbanspur717 people

[All 57 villages in Hilsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/hilsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhokila from Biharsharif?23 km by road
- What is the population of Bhokila?1,079 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhokila in?Nalanda district (Hilsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhokila?75.6% (Census 2011)