Village · Shikaripara, Dumka # Dhopahar Dhopahar is a village in Shikaripara sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code 816118. The 2011 Census counted 658 people in 131 households, the 72nd largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%. - 658 people (2011) - 131 households - 64.9% literacy - 816118 PIN code ## Dhopahar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dhopahar is 816118. Dhopahar falls in Shikaripara sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 816118 - Gram panchayat Mohulpahari - Community development block Shikaripara - Census village code 370868 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhopahar from nearby towns? - Shikaripara (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Dumka (district HQ) 26 km by road - Dumka (nearest town) 26 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhopahar? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Dhopahar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Shikaripara - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shikaripara - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dumka - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dhopahar known for? The main crops are rice. About 42% of the 258 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhopahar Of every 100 households in Dhopahar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dhopahar · ■ Shikaripara rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 7% - Toilet within the home 2% 5% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 93% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 1% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 97% - Use banking services 15% 24% - Television 4% 7% - Mobile phone 25% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 7% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 24% 31% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhopahar? ■ Dhopahar · ■ Shikaripara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 64.9% 57.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1123 1000 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1128 968 - Working population 56.1% 43.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.1% for men and 56.6% for women. 58% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 17 (5%) · ■ Marginal 351 (95%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shikaripara - Ramjam 677 people - Haripur 670 people - Kalichua 666 people - Asanbani 658 people - Patabari 653 people - Sirudiha Urf Siruraydih 650 people - Baramasia 635 people - Amchua 632 people All 261 villages in Shikaripara ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhopahar? 816118 - How far is Dhopahar from Dumka? 26 km by road - What is the population of Dhopahar? 658 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhopahar in? Dumka district (Shikaripara sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Dhopahar? 64.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/shikaripara/dhopahar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.