# Dohra Village, Nardiganj, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Nardiganj, Nawada 

# Dohra

Dohra is a village in Nardiganj sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,846 people in 1,353 households**, the 1st largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%.

- 8,846people (2011)
- 1,353households
- 46.3%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Dohra PIN code and other codes

Dohra falls in Nardiganj sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPasai
- Community development blockNardiganj
- Census village code257477

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

## How far is Dohra from nearby towns?

- Nardiganj (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)14 km by road
- Nawada (nearest town)14 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 Dohra?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Dohra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Dohra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 833 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Dohra

Of every 100 households in Dohra in 2011, 25 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dohra · ■ Nardiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**85%

Tap water ****12%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**40%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****34%**

**32%

Television ****7%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**41%

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 Dohra?

■ Dohra · ■ Nardiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.3%**

**55.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**949

Working population ****46.8%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.6% for men and 30.8% for women. 50% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 851 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,177 (28%) · **■** Household industry 18 (0%) · **■** Other work 343 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1,753 (42%)

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 Nardiganj

- Kahuara7,689 people
- Woro7,408 people
- Nardiganj7,150 people
- Nenaura5,767 people

[All 55 villages in Nardiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/nardiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dohra from Nawada?14 km by road
- What is the population of Dohra?8,846 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dohra in?Nawada district (Nardiganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dohra?46.3% (Census 2011)