# Khokaral Village, Dodamarg, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Dodamarg, Sindhudurg 

# Khokaral

Khokaral is a village in Dodamarg sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **474 people in 136 households**, the 33rd largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.6%.

- 474people (2011)
- 136households
- 80.8%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Khokaral PIN code and other codes

Khokaral falls in Dodamarg sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDodamarg
- Census village code566976

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

## How far is Khokaral from nearby towns?

- Kasai (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)115 km by road
- Sawantwadi (nearest town)55 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 Khokaral?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhedshi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dodamarg
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Khokaral known for?

The main crops are **rice, coconut and cashew**. About 36% of the 501 hectares of village land is sown, and 183 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 Khokaral

Of every 100 households in Khokaral in 2011, 97 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khokaral · ■ Dodamarg rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**89%

Use banking services ****80%**

**67%

Television ****40%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****32%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**92%

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 Khokaral?

■ Khokaral · ■ Dodamarg rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**82.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**911

Working population ****53.6%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.2% for men and 66.5% for women. 60% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 53 (21%) · **■** Marginal 123 (48%)

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 Dodamarg

- Zare-1589 people
- Bodan548 people
- Sonawal515 people
- Terwanmedhe504 people
- Palye474 people
- Parme471 people
- Morle458 people
- Hewale449 people

[All 62 villages in Dodamarg](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/dodamarg/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khokaral from Oras Bk.?115 km by road
- What is the population of Khokaral?474 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khokaral in?Sindhudurg district (Dodamarg sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Khokaral?80.8% (Census 2011)