# Dobha Village, Rupauli, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Rupauli, Purnia 

# Dobha

Dobha is a village in Rupauli sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,751 people in 1,418 households**, the 8th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.3%.

- 7,751people (2011)
- 1,418households
- 43.8%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Dobha PIN code and other codes

Dobha falls in Rupauli sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDobha Milik
- Community development blockRupauli
- Census village code223246

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

## How far is Dobha from nearby towns?

- Rupauli (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)60 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)60 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 Dobha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Madho Nagar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Basantpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Dobha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 63% of the 533 hectares of village land is sown, and 262 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 Dobha

Of every 100 households in Dobha in 2011, 1 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dobha · ■ Rupauli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**88%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**53%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****16%**

**22%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**30%

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 Dobha?

■ Dobha · ■ Rupauli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.8%**

**50.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**914

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009**

**959

Working population ****27.2%**

**35.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.3% for men and 32.2% for women. 43% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 685 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 967 (46%) · **■** Household industry 10 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (1%) · **■** Marginal 420 (20%)

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 Rupauli

- Bijai12,435 people
- Mohanpur Istamrar10,692 people
- Mataili Khemchand10,589 people
- Rampur Parhat10,383 people
- Chapahari7,518 people
- Balia7,212 people
- Lachhmipur7,202 people
- Nathpur6,965 people

[All 55 villages in Rupauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/rupauli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dobha from Purnia?60 km by road
- What is the population of Dobha?7,751 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dobha in?Purnia district (Rupauli sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dobha?43.8% (Census 2011)