# Dhorhwa Village, Sona Rai Tharhi, Deoghar (Jharkhand)

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Village · Sona Rai Tharhi, Deoghar 

# Dhorhwa

Dhorhwa is a village in Sona Rai Tharhi sub-district of Deoghar district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814149**. The 2011 Census counted **778 people in 150 households**, the 19th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.

- 778people (2011)
- 150households
- 53.8%literacy
- 814149PIN code

## Dhorhwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhorhwa is 814149.** Dhorhwa falls in Sona Rai Tharhi sub-district, Deoghar district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814149
- Gram panchayatKhejuriya
- Community development blockSona Rai Tharhi
- Census village code354159

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

## How far is Dhorhwa from nearby towns?

- Sona Rai Tharhi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Deoghar (district HQ)49 km by road
- Deoghar (nearest town)49 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 Dhorhwa?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dhorhwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Devghar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Devghar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 10 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 Dhorhwa known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include tobacco and pottery. About 35% of the 123 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 Dhorhwa

Of every 100 households in Dhorhwa in 2011, 92 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhorhwa · ■ Sona Rai Tharhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**19%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**5%

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

**0%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****25%**

**38%

Television ****1%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhorhwa?

■ Dhorhwa · ■ Sona Rai Tharhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.8%**

**58.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**967

Working population ****47.0%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 38.7% for women. 52% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (27%) · **■** Household industry 32 (9%) · **■** Other work 92 (25%) · **■** Marginal 98 (27%)

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 Sona Rai Tharhi

- Kusumthar939 people
- Mahapur930 people
- Tharilapra873 people
- Basbutia812 people
- Naktiamjora747 people
- Jarka740 people
- Damakunda732 people
- Asanbahiyari727 people

[All 214 villages in Sona Rai Tharhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/deoghar/sona-rai-tharhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhorhwa?814149
- How far is Dhorhwa from Deoghar?49 km by road
- What is the population of Dhorhwa?778 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhorhwa in?Deoghar district (Sona Rai Tharhi sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dhorhwa?53.8% (Census 2011)
