# Dhobidiha Village, Islampur, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/dhobidiha/ Village · Islampur, Nalanda # Dhobidiha Dhobidiha is a village in Islampur sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,973 people in 436 households**, the 20th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%. - 2,973people (2011) - 436households - 61.2%literacy - 929females per 1,000 males ## Dhobidiha PIN code and other codes Dhobidiha falls in Islampur sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDhobidiha - Community development blockIslampur - Census village code244950 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhobidiha from nearby towns? - Islampur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)45 km by road - Islampur (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 Dhobidiha? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Dhobidiha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Islampur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Islampur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)2 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 Dhobidiha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 289 hectares of village land is sown, and 246 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 Dhobidiha Of every 100 households in Dhobidiha in 2011, 8 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Dhobidiha · ■ Islampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****8%** **8% Toilet within the home ****9%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **79% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **94% Use banking services ****48%** **46% Television ****6%** **11% Mobile phone ****50%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****37%** **29% Own their home ****99%** **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 Dhobidiha? ■ Dhobidiha · ■ Islampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%** **64.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864** **921 Working population ****37.6%** **39.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.3% for men and 45.4% for women. 46% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 586 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 208 (19%) · **■** Household industry 161 (14%) · **■** Other work 72 (6%) · **■** Marginal 90 (8%) 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 Islampur - Kochra3,673 people - Sunri3,600 people - Baralgawan3,576 people - Sharifa3,295 people - Kobil2,945 people - Barai2,927 people - Biswak2,918 people - Kapasia2,904 people [All 91 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhobidiha from Biharsharif?45 km by road - What is the population of Dhobidiha?2,973 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhobidiha in?Nalanda district (Islampur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhobidiha?61.2% (Census 2011)