# Dhokhra Village, Dhanbad-Cum-Kenduadih-Cum-Jagata – PIN Code

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Village · Dhanbad-Cum-Kenduadih-Cum-Jagata, Dhanbad 

# Dhokhra

Dhokhra is a village in Dhanbad-Cum-Kenduadih-Cum-Jagata sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **5,100 people in 887 households**, the 1st largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 5,100people (2011)
- 887households
- 74.2%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Dhokhra PIN code and other codes

Dhokhra falls in Dhanbad-Cum-Kenduadih-Cum-Jagata sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatDhokhara
- Community development blockDhanbad-Cum-Kenduadih-Cum-Jagata
- Census village code361842

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

## How far is Dhokhra from nearby towns?

- Dhanbad (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)4 km by road
- Dhanbad (nearest town)3 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 Dhokhra?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Dhokhra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Muda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhandabar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gobindpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 16 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 Dhokhra known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 33% of the 528 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Dhokhra

Of every 100 households in Dhokhra in 2011, 93 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhokhra · ■ Dhanbad-Cum-Kenduadih-Cum-Jagata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**73%

Tap water ****4%**

**37%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%**

**24%

Use banking services ****83%**

**75%

Television ****55%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**36%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**81%

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 Dhokhra?

■ Dhokhra · ■ Dhanbad-Cum-Kenduadih-Cum-Jagata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990**

**925

Working population ****28.3%**

**29.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 59.4% for women. 48% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 104 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (2%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 579 (40%) · **■** Marginal 722 (50%)

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 Dhanbad-Cum-Kenduadih-Cum-Jagata

- Damodarpur4,030 people
- Gohinathdih2,453 people
- Dubrajpur Alias Dubrarjdih2,217 people
- Nawadih2,199 people

[All 26 villages in Dhanbad-Cum-Kenduadih-Cum-Jagata](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/dhanbad-cum-kenduadih-cum-jagata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhokhra from Dhanbad?4 km by road
- What is the population of Dhokhra?5,100 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhokhra in?Dhanbad district (Dhanbad-Cum-Kenduadih-Cum-Jagata sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dhokhra?74.2% (Census 2011)
