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- LGD code
- 256219
- Pincode
- 824221
- Post office
- Dumaria
- Population
- 2,473
- Households
- 389
- Literacy rate
- 47.5%
- Sex ratio
- 990 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,112
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhokaha compares
By population, Bhokaha ranks #11 of 124 villages in Dumaria mandal.
Literacy rate
%
47.5%
+2.1% vs mandal average
Bhokaha47.5%
Dumaria mandal45.4%
Gaya district52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
990
+63 vs mandal average
Bhokaha990
Dumaria mandal927
Household size
people per home
6.4
+0.4 vs mandal average
Bhokaha6.4
Dumaria mandal6.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhokaha at a glance
Bhokaha is a village of 2,473 people in 389 households (Census 2011) in Dumaria block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 11th-largest of 124 villages in Dumaria block. Literacy is 48%, 2 points above the block average of 45% and the sex ratio is 990 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 824221, served by Dumaria post office; the LGD village code is 256219. The village votes in Kalyanpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Maheshwar Hazari. The population is estimated at 2,916 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bhokaha →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhokaha · this village | 2,473 | 48% | — |
| Bhadwar · Dumaria | 2,200 | 26% | — |
| Chahra Pahra · Dumaria | 1,210 | 44% | — |
| Tanrwa · Dumaria | 1,013 | 45% | — |
| Gansha · Dumaria | 981 | 36% | — |
| Barka Dhab · Dumaria | 900 | 43% | — |
| Nabigarh · Dumaria | 618 | 34% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhokaha
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SHERGHATI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 54
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 100
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Bhokaha
- Total area (ha)
- 404
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 80.35
- Forest area (ha)
- 290
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhokaha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bhokaha
- LGD code
- 256219
- Pincode
- 824221
- Post office
- Dumaria
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,473
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,916
- Households
- 389
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 990
- Literacy rate
- 47.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Samastipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kalyanpur
- Member of Parliament
- Shambhavi Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Maheshwar Hazari
- Block / Mandal
- Dumaria
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 824221
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Other villages in Dumaria mandal
View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)