# Dadhkia Village, Kasmar, Bokaro (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kasmar, Bokaro 

# Dadhkia

Dadhkia is a village in Kasmar sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,236 people in 268 households**, the 26th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%.

- 1,236people (2011)
- 268households
- 64.9%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Dadhkia PIN code and other codes

Dadhkia falls in Kasmar sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatPonda
- Community development blockKasmar
- Census village code362496

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

## How far is Dadhkia from nearby towns?

- Kasmar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bokaro (district HQ)25 km by road
- Chas (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 Dadhkia?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dadhkia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chas
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chas
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chas
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 15 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 Dadhkia known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 28% of the 199 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Dadhkia

Of every 100 households in Dadhkia in 2011, 52 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dadhkia · ■ Kasmar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**93%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**14%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%**

**65%

Use banking services ****60%**

**57%

Television ****23%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Dadhkia?

■ Dadhkia · ■ Kasmar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**65.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019**

**924

Working population ****41.3%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 55.0% for women. 49% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 135 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 181 (35%) · **■** Marginal 129 (25%)

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 Kasmar

- Hisim1,474 people
- Silisaram1,459 people
- Nawadih1,349 people
- Murhulsudi1,333 people
- Mochro1,112 people
- Dumarkudar1,005 people
- Jamkudar973 people
- Pirgul972 people

[All 68 villages in Kasmar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/kasmar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dadhkia from Bokaro?25 km by road
- What is the population of Dadhkia?1,236 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dadhkia in?Bokaro district (Kasmar sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dadhkia?64.9% (Census 2011)