# Shimalkunri Village, Chandankiyari, Bokaro (Jharkhand)

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Village · Chandankiyari, Bokaro 

# Shimalkunri

Shimalkunri is a village in Chandankiyari sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,851 people in 326 households**, the 40th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%.

- 1,851people (2011)
- 326households
- 64.2%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Shimalkunri PIN code and other codes

Shimalkunri falls in Chandankiyari sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatDamudi
- Community development blockChandankiyari
- Census village code362728

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

## How far is Shimalkunri from nearby towns?

- Chandankiyari (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Bokaro (district HQ)43 km by road
- Chas (nearest town)37 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 Shimalkunri?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Shimalkunri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chas
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chas
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bokaro
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Shimalkunri known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 95% of the 426 hectares of village land is sown, and 246 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 Shimalkunri

Of every 100 households in Shimalkunri in 2011, 14 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shimalkunri · ■ Chandankiyari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**96%

Tap water ****31%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**77%

Use banking services ****82%**

**41%

Television ****2%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Shimalkunri?

■ Shimalkunri · ■ Chandankiyari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**63.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1006**

**959

Working population ****43.8%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 46.3% for women. 55% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 167 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 186 (23%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 171 (21%) · **■** Marginal 279 (34%)

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 Chandankiyari

- Gorigram1,952 people
- Bogla1,939 people
- Sanrboa1,924 people
- Kherabera1,868 people
- Ghaghri1,799 people
- Boryadi1,746 people
- Phusra1,738 people
- Parbahal1,698 people

[All 128 villages in Chandankiyari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/chandankiyari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shimalkunri from Bokaro?43 km by road
- What is the population of Shimalkunri?1,851 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shimalkunri in?Bokaro district (Chandankiyari sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Shimalkunri?64.2% (Census 2011)