# Dhoba Village, Erki, Khunti (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Erki, Khunti 

# Dhoba

Dhoba is a village in Erki sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **202 people in 44 households**, the 106th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 202people (2011)
- 44households
- 62.7%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Dhoba PIN code and other codes

Dhoba falls in Erki sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatErki
- Community development blockErki
- Census village code375391

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

## How far is Dhoba from nearby towns?

- Bundu (district HQ)27 km by road
- Bundu (nearest town)27 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 Dhoba?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Dhoba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Gamhariya
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khunti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bundu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Dhoba known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include lah. About 99% of the 154 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Dhoba

Of every 100 households in Dhoba in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhoba · ■ Erki rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**3%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****21%**

**32%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****26%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhoba?

■ Dhoba · ■ Erki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****565**

**942

Working population ****69.3%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 47.1% for women. 65% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 79 (56%) · **■** Marginal 61 (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 Erki

- Kasmar209 people
- Balamda208 people
- Romba207 people
- Baruhatu203 people
- Pandudih202 people
- Gorahapa200 people
- Koil200 people
- Tusunga200 people

[All 128 villages in Erki](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/khunti/erki/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhoba from Bundu?27 km by road
- What is the population of Dhoba?202 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhoba in?Khunti district (Erki sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dhoba?62.7% (Census 2011)