# Dhokam Village, Bastanar, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bastanar, Bastar 

# Dhokam

Dhokam is a village in Bastanar sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494442**. The 2011 Census counted **155 people in 33 households**, the 39th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 18.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 22.4%.

- 155people (2011)
- 33households
- 18.9%literacy
- 494442PIN code

## Dhokam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhokam is 494442.** Dhokam falls in Bastanar sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494442
- Gram panchayatJamgaon
- Community development blockBastanar
- Census village code449246

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

## How far is Dhokam from nearby towns?

- Badekilepal (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)66 km by road
- Jagdalpur (nearest town)66 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 Dhokam?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Dhokam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Badekilepal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand 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 Dhokam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, kodo and madiya**. About 52% of the 252 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dhokam

Of every 100 households in Dhokam in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhokam · ■ Bastanar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****6%**

**13%

Television ****3%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**5%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****65%**

**68%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Dhokam?

■ Dhokam · ■ Bastanar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****18.9%**

**22.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1123**

**1079

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**1049

Working population ****21.9%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 25.9% for men and 12.5% for women. 42% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 33 (97%) · **■** Other work 1 (3%)

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 Bastanar

- Goriyapal249 people
- Adwal247 people
- Chhotebodenar235 people
- Batkonta164 people
- Toynar72 people
- Chhotekaklur55 people
- Manjhi Bhata41 people

[All 42 villages in Bastanar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/bastanar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhokam?494442
- How far is Dhokam from Jagdalpur?66 km by road
- What is the population of Dhokam?155 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhokam in?Bastar district (Bastanar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhokam?18.9% (Census 2011)