# Dera Village, Nokha, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Nokha, Rohtas 

# Dera

Dera is a village in Nokha sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **684 people in 135 households**, the 66th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 684people (2011)
- 135households
- 66.2%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Dera PIN code and other codes

Dera falls in Nokha sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSotwa
- Community development blockNokha
- Census village code251595

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

## How far is Dera from nearby towns?

- Nokha (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)21 km by road
- Nokha (nearest town)5 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 Dera?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Bikramganj
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nokha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sasaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Dera known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 161 hectares of village land is sown, and 138 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 Dera

Of every 100 households in Dera in 2011, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dera · ■ Nokha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****52%**

**55%

Television ****4%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****35%**

**18%

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 Dera?

■ Dera · ■ Nokha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1072**

**945

Working population ****27.9%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 58.9% for women. 45% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (60%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (6%) · **■** Marginal 26 (14%)

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 Nokha

- Baradih812 people
- Gangahar757 people
- Kusahi729 people
- Singwa Dharampur685 people
- Itawa658 people
- Pachahar571 people
- Salempur558 people
- Sitalpur527 people

[All 87 villages in Nokha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/nokha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dera from Sasaram?21 km by road
- What is the population of Dera?684 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dera in?Rohtas district (Nokha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dera?66.2% (Census 2011)