# Dorma Village, Torpa, Khunti (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Torpa, Khunti 

# Dorma

Dorma is a village in Torpa sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835227**. The 2011 Census counted **3,956 people in 866 households**, the 3rd largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.

- 3,956people (2011)
- 866households
- 75.5%literacy
- 835227PIN code

## Dorma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dorma is 835227.** Dorma falls in Torpa sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835227
- Gram panchayatDorma
- Community development blockTorpa
- Census village code374878

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

## How far is Dorma from nearby towns?

- Khunti (district HQ)14 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town)14 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 Dorma?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Dorma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khunti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khunti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 h winter

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 Dorma known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 80% of the 1,336 hectares of village land is sown, and 524 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 Dorma

Of every 100 households in Dorma in 2011, 64 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dorma · ■ Torpa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**95%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****32%**

**33%

Television ****11%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**19%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

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 Dorma?

■ Dorma · ■ Torpa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**69.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**990

Working population ****40.2%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 67.5% for women. 47% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 902 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (2%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 157 (10%) · **■** Marginal 497 (31%)

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 Torpa

- Sundari4,419 people
- Tapkara4,347 people
- Urikel2,648 people
- Kamra2,299 people
- Okra2,184 people
- Jariya2,076 people

[All 94 villages in Torpa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/khunti/torpa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dorma?835227
- How far is Dorma from Khunti?14 km by road
- What is the population of Dorma?3,956 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dorma in?Khunti district (Torpa sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dorma?75.5% (Census 2011)
