# Dhekjora Village, Gobindpur, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Gobindpur, Dhanbad 

# Dhekjora

Dhekjora is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **547 people in 93 households**, the 133rd largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 547people (2011)
- 93households
- 51.9%literacy
- 1,011females per 1,000 males

## Dhekjora PIN code and other codes

Dhekjora falls in Gobindpur sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatMahbai
- Community development blockGobindpur
- Census village code361753

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

## How far is Dhekjora from nearby towns?

- Gobindpur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)20 km by road
- Dhanbad (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 Dhekjora?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gobindpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Dhekjora known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 99% of the 105 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Dhekjora

Of every 100 households in Dhekjora in 2011, 31 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhekjora · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**81%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**17%

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

**3%

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

**48%

Use banking services ****20%**

**54%

Television ****12%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Dhekjora?

■ Dhekjora · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.9%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1244**

**918

Working population ****52.7%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.6% for men and 39.7% for women. 54% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 45 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 80 (28%) · **■** Marginal 155 (54%)

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 Gobindpur

- Pathikdi588 people
- Sugna586 people
- Narodih Alias Narohir584 people
- Rangdi556 people
- Hirapur546 people
- Jamua546 people
- Jhilua539 people
- Tilakraidi533 people

[All 220 villages in Gobindpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/gobindpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhekjora from Dhanbad?20 km by road
- What is the population of Dhekjora?547 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhekjora in?Dhanbad district (Gobindpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dhekjora?51.9% (Census 2011)