# Okba Village, Basia, Gumla (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Basia, Gumla 

# Okba

Okba is a village in Basia sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835229**. The 2011 Census counted **1,120 people in 203 households**, the 25th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 1,120people (2011)
- 203households
- 60.9%literacy
- 835229PIN code

## Okba PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Okba is 835229.** Okba falls in Basia sub-district, Gumla district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835229
- Gram panchayatOkba
- Community development blockBasia
- Census village code375952

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

## How far is Okba from nearby towns?

- Basia (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Gumla (district HQ)43 km by road
- Gumla (nearest town)43 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 Okba?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Okba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Basia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Basia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Okba known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 17% of the 697 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Okba

Of every 100 households in Okba in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Okba · ■ Basia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**17%

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

**7%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****16%**

**56%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Okba?

■ Okba · ■ Basia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1198**

**963

Working population ****40.4%**

**50.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.1% for men and 50.2% for women. 47% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 60 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 209 (46%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (3%) · **■** Marginal 165 (36%)

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 Basia

- Ramjari1,265 people
- Itam1,219 people
- Banagutu1,189 people
- Areya1,126 people
- Patura1,077 people
- Sukurda1,063 people
- Lauakera1,035 people
- Sakia1,023 people

[All 88 villages in Basia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/basia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Okba?835229
- How far is Okba from Gumla?43 km by road
- What is the population of Okba?1,120 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Okba in?Gumla district (Basia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Okba?60.9% (Census 2011)