# Loka Village, Deori, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Deori, Giridih 

# Loka

Loka is a village in Deori sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **815314**. The 2011 Census counted **336 people in 50 households**, the 155th largest of 269 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 336people (2011)
- 50households
- 42.7%literacy
- 815314PIN code

## Loka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Loka is 815314.** Loka falls in Deori sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code815314
- Gram panchayatGuniathar
- Community development blockDeori
- Census village code350654

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

## How far is Loka from nearby towns?

- Deori (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ)54 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town)54 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 Loka?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mirzaganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Loka known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 27% of the 91 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 Loka

Of every 100 households in Loka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Loka · ■ Deori rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

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

**11%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**88%

Use banking services ****2%**

**48%

Television ****4%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Loka?

■ Loka · ■ Deori rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.7%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****826**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****654**

**963

Working population ****60.7%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.3% for men and 32.6% for women. 66% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 74 (36%) · **■** Household industry 26 (13%) · **■** Other work 14 (7%) · **■** Marginal 90 (44%)

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 Deori

- Gariadighi345 people
- Maldiha345 people
- Koiridih341 people
- Harilwatanr339 people
- Sarifatanr336 people
- Parsadih335 people
- Mandnadih334 people
- Pandedih334 people

[All 303 villages in Deori](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/deori/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Loka?815314
- How far is Loka from Giridih?54 km by road
- What is the population of Loka?336 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Loka in?Giridih district (Deori sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Loka?42.7% (Census 2011)