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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ANITA DEVI
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- LGD code
- 348514
- Pincode
- 825404
- Post office
- Pratappur (Chatra)
- Population
- 202
- Households
- 36
- Literacy rate
- 42.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1172 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 109
Census 2011 · in context
How Dokwa compares
By population, Dokwa ranks #54 of 78 villages in Kunda mandal.
Literacy rate
%
42.1%
+7.5% vs mandal average
- Dokwa
- 42.1%
- Kunda mandal
- 34.6%
- Chatra district
- 48.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,172
+226 vs mandal average
- Dokwa
- 1,172
- Kunda mandal
- 946
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Dokwa
- 5.6
- Kunda mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dokwa at a glance
Dokwa is a village of 202 people in 36 households (Census 2011) in Kunda block, Chatra district, Jharkhand, the 54th-largest of 78 villages in Kunda block. Literacy is 42%, 8 points above the block average of 35% and the sex ratio is 1,172 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 825404, served by Pratappur (Chatra) post office; the LGD village code is 348514. The sarpanch is ANITA DEVI. The population is estimated at 238 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dokwa
- 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
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHATRA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 70
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 70
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- NAWADIH
- Total area (ha)
- 225
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 173.34
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Dokwa
- LGD code
- 348514
- Pincode
- 825404
- Post office
- Pratappur (Chatra)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 202
- Population (projected 2026)
- 238
- Households
- 36
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1172
- Literacy rate
- 42.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Giridih
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Giridih
- Member of Parliament
- Chandra Prakash Choudhary
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ANITA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Kunda
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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