Village · Bagbahra, Mahasamund
# Dokarpali

Dokarpali is a village in Bagbahra sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 496450. The 2011 Census counted 392 people in 93 households, the 192nd largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.
- 392 people (2011)
- 93 households
- 70.3% literacy
- 496450 PIN code

## Dokarpali PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dokarpali is 496450. Dokarpali falls in Bagbahra sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 496450
- Gram panchayat Khusrupali
- Community development block Bagbahara
- Census village code 446737

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dokarpali from nearby towns?
- Bagbahara (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town) 12 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dokarpali?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dokarpali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Nartora
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bagbahara
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mahasamund
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dokarpali known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 85% of the 251 hectares of village land is sown, and 113 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Dokarpali

Of every 100 households in Dokarpali in 2011, 88 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dokarpali · ■ Bagbahra rural average
- Electricity for lighting 88% 78%
- Toilet within the home 68% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 32% 84%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 98%
- Use banking services 82% 54%
- Television 24% 21%
- Mobile phone 19% 17%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 9% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 22% 27%
- Own their home 95% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dokarpali?

■ Dokarpali · ■ Bagbahra rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.3% 65.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1119 1031
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1882 993
- Working population 57.1% 51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 57.1% for women. 60% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 149 (67%) · ■ Farm labourers 66 (29%) · ■ Other work 8 (4%) · ■ Marginal 1 (0%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bagbahra
- Sondadar 413 people
- Thonga 409 people
- Senbhata 405 people
- Lodamuda 395 people
- Khattadih 392 people
- Mohgaon 390 people
- Dhaurabhantha 384 people
- Banskanta 380 people

All 242 villages in Bagbahra

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dokarpali? 496450
- How far is Dokarpali from Mahasamund? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Dokarpali? 392 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dokarpali in? Mahasamund district (Bagbahra sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Dokarpali? 70.3% (Census 2011)

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