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

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Village · Sona Rai Tharhi, Deoghar 

# Phokalwa

Phokalwa is a village in Sona Rai Tharhi sub-district of Deoghar district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814150**. The 2011 Census counted **274 people in 45 households**, the 104th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.

- 274people (2011)
- 45households
- 68.8%literacy
- 814150PIN code

## Phokalwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Phokalwa is 814150.** Phokalwa falls in Sona Rai Tharhi sub-district, Deoghar district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814150
- Gram panchayatKhejuriya
- Community development blockSona Rai Tharhi
- Census village code354130

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

## How far is Phokalwa from nearby towns?

- Sona Rai Tharhi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Deoghar (district HQ)46 km by road
- Deoghar (nearest town)46 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 Phokalwa?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Deoghar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Deoghar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jarmundi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Phokalwa known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 45% of the 53 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Phokalwa

Of every 100 households in Phokalwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Phokalwa · ■ Sona Rai Tharhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**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 ****7%**

**38%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Phokalwa?

■ Phokalwa · ■ Sona Rai Tharhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**58.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1092**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1654**

**967

Working population ****82.1%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 46.0% for women. 83% of men and 81% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 75 (33%) · **■** Marginal 145 (64%)

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

- Dumariya281 people
- Turukdiha281 people
- Upar Manjhdiha281 people
- Madhuban277 people
- Bara273 people
- Garwa273 people
- Kusamha255 people
- Heth Nawadih252 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 Phokalwa?814150
- How far is Phokalwa from Deoghar?46 km by road
- What is the population of Phokalwa?274 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phokalwa in?Deoghar district (Sona Rai Tharhi sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Phokalwa?68.8% (Census 2011)