# Derma Village, Bashant Rai*, Godda (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bashant Rai*, Godda 

# Derma

Derma is a village in Bashant Rai* sub-district of Godda district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,367 people in 254 households**, the 27th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 1,367people (2011)
- 254households
- 62.9%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Derma PIN code and other codes

Derma falls in Bashant Rai* sub-district, Godda district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatDerma
- Community development blockBashant Rai*
- Census village code357111

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

## How far is Derma from nearby towns?

- Godda (district HQ)22 km by road
- Godda (nearest town)22 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 Derma?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Derma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand 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 Derma known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 86% of the 169 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Derma

Of every 100 households in Derma in 2011, 4 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Derma · ■ Bashant Rai* rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**21%

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

**0%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****67%**

**40%

Television ****9%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****44%**

**32%

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 Derma?

■ Derma · ■ Bashant Rai* rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826**

**964

Working population ****44.3%**

**37.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 51.9% for women. 48% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 96 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 66 (11%) · **■** Marginal 415 (68%)

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 Bashant Rai*

- Dhapra1,413 people
- Bodra1,386 people
- Pachua Kita1,382 people
- Ransi1,378 people
- Bishundas Chak1,345 people
- Pakariya1,327 people
- Rupni1,319 people
- Lotha1,307 people

[All 117 villages in Bashant Rai*](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/bashant-rai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Derma from Godda?22 km by road
- What is the population of Derma?1,367 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Derma in?Godda district (Bashant Rai* sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Derma?62.9% (Census 2011)