# Dudhajol Village, Shikaripara, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Shikaripara, Dumka 

# Dudhajol

Dudhajol is a village in Shikaripara sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816118**. The 2011 Census counted **235 people in 55 households**, the 173rd largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 235people (2011)
- 55households
- 58.9%literacy
- 816118PIN code

## Dudhajol PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dudhajol is 816118.** Dudhajol falls in Shikaripara sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816118
- Community development blockShikaripara
- Census village code370896

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

## How far is Dudhajol from nearby towns?

- Shikaripara (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)36 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)36 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 Dudhajol?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dudhajol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shikaripara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shikaripara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Dudhajol known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 35% of the 251 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Dudhajol

Of every 100 households in Dudhajol in 2011, 2 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dudhajol · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**7%

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

**5%

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

**93%

Tap water ****64%**

**3%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****2%**

**24%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**31%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Dudhajol?

■ Dudhajol · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786**

**968

Working population ****37.4%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.8% for men and 50.5% for women. 63% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (33%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 43 (49%)

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 Shikaripara

- Babupara245 people
- Ghailapathar244 people
- Chaipani238 people
- Telengapara236 people
- Langalbhanga234 people
- Rampur234 people
- Daldali232 people
- Amrapara226 people

[All 261 villages in Shikaripara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/shikaripara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dudhajol?816118
- How far is Dudhajol from Dumka?36 km by road
- What is the population of Dudhajol?235 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dudhajol in?Dumka district (Shikaripara sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dudhajol?58.9% (Census 2011)