# Dhokahra Village, Paliganj, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Paliganj, Patna 

# Dhokahra

Dhokahra is a village in Paliganj sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,526 people in 380 households**, the 26th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 2,526people (2011)
- 380households
- 66.3%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Dhokahra PIN code and other codes

Dhokahra falls in Paliganj sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNadahari Kodahari
- Community development blockPaliganj
- Census village code245797

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

## How far is Dhokahra from nearby towns?

- Paliganj (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)82 km by road
- Jehanabad (nearest town)16 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 Dhokahra?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Paliganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jahanabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Dhokahra known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and oil seeds**. About 92% of the 257 hectares of village land is sown, and 198 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 Dhokahra

Of every 100 households in Dhokahra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhokahra · ■ Paliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**66%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****39%**

**52%

Television ****9%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dhokahra?

■ Dhokahra · ■ Paliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**943

Working population ****35.6%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 51.8% for women. 47% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 155 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (5%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 55 (6%) · **■** Marginal 639 (71%)

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 Paliganj

- Belaunra3,078 people
- Mangila3,037 people
- Harpur Ankuri2,810 people
- Bela2,743 people
- Karauti2,483 people
- Patringa2,483 people
- Sarsi2,471 people
- Mera2,449 people

[All 117 villages in Paliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/paliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhokahra from Patna?82 km by road
- What is the population of Dhokahra?2,526 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhokahra in?Patna district (Paliganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhokahra?66.3% (Census 2011)