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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
GOKHUL SOREN
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- LGD code
- 371576
- Pincode
- 814110
- Post office
- Shivpahar
- Population
- 207
- Households
- 33
- Literacy rate
- 40.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1156 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 116
Census 2011 · in context
How Nokhila compares
By population, Nokhila ranks #243 of 320 villages in Jama mandal.
Literacy rate
%
40.1%
−11.5% vs mandal average
- Nokhila
- 40.1%
- Jama mandal
- 51.6%
- Dumka district
- 50.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,156
+174 vs mandal average
- Nokhila
- 1,156
- Jama mandal
- 982
Household size
people per home
6.3
+1.4 vs mandal average
- Nokhila
- 6.3
- Jama mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Nokhila at a glance
Nokhila is a village of 207 people in 33 households (Census 2011) in Jama block, Dumka district, Jharkhand, the 243rd-largest of 320 villages in Jama block. Literacy is 40%, 12 points below the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 1,156 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 814110, served by Shivpahar post office; the LGD village code is 371576. The sarpanch is GOKHUL SOREN, and the village votes in Jarmundi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Devendra Kunwar. The population is estimated at 244 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Nokhila
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- 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
- DUMKA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 38
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 38
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SIKRIYA
- Total area (ha)
- 122
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Nokhila
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Nokhila
- LGD code
- 371576
- Pincode
- 814110
- Post office
- Shivpahar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 207
- Population (projected 2026)
- 244
- Households
- 33
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1156
- Literacy rate
- 40.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Godda
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jarmundi
- Member of Parliament
- Nishikant Dubey
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Devendra Kunwar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- GOKHUL SOREN
- Block / Mandal
- Jama
- Nearest PHC
- Primary Health Centre, Raykanali (1.7 km)
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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