# Deokali Village, Dhanarua, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhanarua, Patna 

# Deokali

Deokali is a village in Dhanarua sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,579 people in 319 households**, the 49th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.7%.

- 1,579people (2011)
- 319households
- 44.2%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Deokali PIN code and other codes

Deokali falls in Dhanarua sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSonmai
- Community development blockDhanarua
- Census village code245934

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

## How far is Deokali from nearby towns?

- Dhanarua (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)24 km by road
- Masaurhi (nearest town)18 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 Deokali?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Punpun
- ○Degree college10+ km · Patna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Deokali known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 299 hectares of village land is sown, and 288 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 Deokali

Of every 100 households in Deokali in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Deokali · ■ Dhanarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**51%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****67%**

**48%

Television ****40%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

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

**35%

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 Deokali?

■ Deokali · ■ Dhanarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.2%**

**60.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**947

Working population ****35.8%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.1% for men and 34.2% for women. 59% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 163 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 355 (63%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (6%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%)

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 Dhanarua

- Bhergawan1,709 people
- Pabheri1,699 people
- Aurangpur1,661 people
- Chanaki1,585 people
- Semhari Buzurg1,578 people
- Shakarpura1,512 people
- Jalalpur1,500 people
- Nasratpur1,417 people

[All 122 villages in Dhanarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/dhanarua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Deokali from Patna?24 km by road
- What is the population of Deokali?1,579 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deokali in?Patna district (Dhanarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Deokali?44.2% (Census 2011)