# Derka Village, Bhaderwah, Doda (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhaderwah, Doda 

# Derka

Derka is a village in Bhaderwah sub-district of Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182221**. The 2011 Census counted **297 people in 58 households**, the 78th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.

- 297people (2011)
- 58households
- 74.4%literacy
- 182221PIN code

## Derka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Derka is 182221.** Derka falls in Bhaderwah sub-district, Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code182221
- Gram panchayatGogothe
- Community development blockBhaderwah
- Census village code004434

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

## How far is Derka from nearby towns?

- Baderwah (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Doda (district HQ)20 km by road
- Doda (nearest town)20 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 Derka?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Malothi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Doda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Doda
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 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
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 12 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 Derka known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. Products made here include rajmash. About 68% of the 48 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Derka

Of every 100 households in Derka in 2011, 98 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Derka · ■ Bhaderwah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**59%

Tap water ****84%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**40%

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

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**83%

Use banking services ****86%**

**84%

Television ****59%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****12%**

**16%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Derka?

■ Derka · ■ Bhaderwah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**73.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1106**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****741**

**918

Working population ****52.2%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 58.1% for women. 50% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 32 (21%) · **■** Other work 51 (33%) · **■** Marginal 72 (46%)

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 Bhaderwah

- Karyan311 people
- Bharhi304 people
- Dhalwali299 people
- Seeri298 people
- Pendku292 people
- Rehi275 people
- Soth268 people
- Hanga262 people

[All 119 villages in Bhaderwah](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/doda/bhaderwah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Derka?182221
- How far is Derka from Doda?20 km by road
- What is the population of Derka?297 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Derka in?Doda district (Bhaderwah sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Derka?74.4% (Census 2011)