# Dhekeha Village, Hariharganj, Palamu (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Hariharganj, Palamu 

# Dhekeha

Dhekeha is a village in Hariharganj sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822113**. The 2011 Census counted **1,597 people in 338 households**, the 13th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.8%.

- 1,597people (2011)
- 338households
- 65.3%literacy
- 822113PIN code

## Dhekeha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhekeha is 822113.** Dhekeha falls in Hariharganj sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822113
- Gram panchayatDhekeha
- Community development blockHariharganj
- Census village code365327

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

## How far is Dhekeha from nearby towns?

- Hariharganj (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Daltonganj (district HQ)70 km by road
- Hariharganj (nearest town)21 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 Dhekeha?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dhekeha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kawakho
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hariharganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 2 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 Dhekeha known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include pulse. About 10% of the 358 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Dhekeha

Of every 100 households in Dhekeha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhekeha · ■ Hariharganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**91%

Tap water ****21%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**47%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****7%**

**45%

Television ****1%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****62%**

**38%

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 Dhekeha?

■ Dhekeha · ■ Hariharganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**61.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****837**

**951

Working population ****35.4%**

**31.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.9% for men and 58.4% for women. 42% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 397 (70%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 153 (27%)

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 Hariharganj

- Dhab Kalan1,742 people
- Turi1,695 people
- Belodar Alias Pirthi Chak1,631 people
- Ararua Kalan1,609 people
- Sultani1,436 people
- Khapkataia1,433 people
- Paraia1,374 people
- Salaia1,254 people

[All 94 villages in Hariharganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/hariharganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhekeha?822113
- How far is Dhekeha from Daltonganj?70 km by road
- What is the population of Dhekeha?1,597 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhekeha in?Palamu district (Hariharganj sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dhekeha?65.3% (Census 2011)
