# Doia Village, Noorsarai, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/noorsarai/doia/ Village · Noorsarai, Nalanda # Doia Doia is a village in Noorsarai sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,647 people in 965 households**, the 8th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.4%. - 5,647people (2011) - 965households - 58.6%literacy - 908females per 1,000 males ## Doia PIN code and other codes Doia falls in Noorsarai sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDoiya - Community development blockNoorsarai - Census village code244690 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Doia from nearby towns? - Noorsarai (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)6 km by road - Biharsharif (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 Doia? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Doia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Noorsarai - ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Doia known for? The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 97% of the 375 hectares of village land is sown, and 363 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 Doia Of every 100 households in Doia in 2011, 17 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Doia · ■ Noorsarai rural average Electricity for lighting ****17%** **13% Toilet within the home ****22%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **74% Tap water ****3%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **92% Use banking services ****48%** **47% Television ****32%** **18% Mobile phone ****49%** **49% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****28%** **34% Own their home ****98%** **98% 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 Doia? ■ Doia · ■ Noorsarai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%** **64.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908** **924 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927** **932 Working population ****38.7%** **36.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.3% for men and 44.5% for women. 49% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 230 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 775 (36%) · **■** Household industry 62 (3%) · **■** Other work 135 (6%) · **■** Marginal 981 (45%) 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 Noorsarai - Barara6,881 people - Charuipar6,751 people - Chandasi6,373 people - Rasalpur5,764 people - Ajaipur5,438 people - Pariaunna5,222 people - Makanpur5,113 people - Jagdishpur Tiari5,059 people [All 62 villages in Noorsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/noorsarai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Doia from Biharsharif?6 km by road - What is the population of Doia?5,647 (Census 2011) - Which district is Doia in?Nalanda district (Noorsarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Doia?58.6% (Census 2011)