Dholbaja
Forbesganj block · Araria
district, Bihar · PIN 854318
· village code 221546
Population 2011
9,139
Census of India
Population 2020
12,170
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
+33.2%
3,031 people · 3.2% a year
Households
550
-70.2% vs 1,846 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
9,139
Male / female
4,579 / 4,560
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
996
Children aged 0–6
1,769
Literacy rate
47.6%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
2,339 / 14
Working population
3,252
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
82.6%
Households
1,846
Village facilities, 2020
This village spans 2 gram panchayats and was
surveyed once by each. The figures below are from
Dhol Baja panchayat's return.
Primary school nearest 2 km away
No
Middle school nearest 5 km away
No
High school nearest 5 km away
No
Piped tap water
50 to 100% habitations covered
All-weather road
Yes
Public transport
Auto
Electricity
>12 hrs
Bank nearest 10 km away
No
Primary health centre nearest 5 km away
No
Anganwadi nearest 5 km away
No
Internet
No
Common service centre
No CSC
Farming
Farm households
350
Non-farm households
200
Share of households farming, 2020
64%
Net sown area
200 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
200 / 150 / 100
Main irrigation source
Other
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Dhol Baja panchayat, Forbesganj zila parishad.
These are the panchayat's own accounts, not this village's: where a panchayat
holds several villages, the money covers all of them, and where a village
spans several panchayats only this one's return appears.
Opening balance
₹77.74 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹24.67 lakh
Received directly
₹96,685
Spent
₹70.75 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹32.64 lakh
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹24.34 lakh · received ₹9.83 lakh · spent ₹18.66 lakh · left ₹16.03 lakh
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹53.40 lakh · received ₹14.84 lakh · spent ₹52.09 lakh · left ₹16.60 lakh
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
Location
26.2883, 87.2588 —
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