# Dokru Village, Jhanduta, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/jhanduta/dokru/

Village · Jhanduta, Bilaspur 

# Dokru

Dokru is a village in Jhanduta sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174031**. The 2011 Census counted **310 people in 66 households**, the 105th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 310people (2011)
- 66households
- 85.6%literacy
- 174031PIN code

## Dokru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dokru is 174031.** Dokru falls in Jhanduta sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174031
- Community development blockJhandutta
- Census village code019367

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

## How far is Dokru from nearby towns?

- Jhanduta (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Ghumarwin (nearest town)14 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 Dokru?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Dokru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jhanduta
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Jhanduta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

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 Dokru known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 46% of the 54 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 Dokru

Of every 100 households in Dokru in 2011, 100 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Dokru · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**34%

Tap water ****90%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**79%

Use banking services ****65%**

**78%

Television ****77%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**6%

None of these assets ****10%**

**12%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Dokru?

■ Dokru · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****824**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**909

Working population ****81.6%**

**63.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 78.3% for women. 78% of men and 86% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 40 (16%) · **■** Marginal 189 (75%)

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 Jhanduta

- Ghumarpur325 people
- Amroha319 people
- Dol Lasawa311 people
- Mekhwin311 people
- Lurhar308 people
- Baroti305 people
- Kuljiar305 people
- Dehlwin291 people

[All 277 villages in Jhanduta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/jhanduta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dokru?174031
- How far is Dokru from Bilaspur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Dokru?310 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dokru in?Bilaspur district (Jhanduta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dokru?85.6% (Census 2011)