# Khalcho Village, Chandrapura, Bokaro (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Chandrapura, Bokaro 

# Khalcho

Khalcho is a village in Chandrapura sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,561 people in 300 households**, the 13th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 1,561people (2011)
- 300households
- 72.4%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Khalcho PIN code and other codes

Khalcho falls in Chandrapura sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatTelo
- Community development blockChandrapura
- Census village code362270

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

## How far is Khalcho from nearby towns?

- Chandrapura (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bokaro (district HQ)50 km by road
- Phusro (nearest town)12 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 Khalcho?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Khalcho; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Telo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bokaro
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bokaro
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 h winter

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 Khalcho known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 42% of the 227 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Khalcho

Of every 100 households in Khalcho in 2011, 97 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khalcho · ■ Chandrapura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**27%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****1%**

**20%

Use banking services ****73%**

**74%

Television ****46%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**27%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Khalcho?

■ Khalcho · ■ Chandrapura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860**

**898

Working population ****24.6%**

**31.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 56.3% for women. 42% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 72 (19%) · **■** Marginal 223 (58%)

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 Chandrapura

- Paplo2,667 people
- Bandhdih2,412 people
- Charri2,188 people
- Turio1,994 people
- Ratari1,547 people
- Fatehpur1,439 people
- Raja Bera1,261 people
- Chirudih1,243 people

[All 21 villages in Chandrapura](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/chandrapura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khalcho from Bokaro?50 km by road
- What is the population of Khalcho?1,561 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khalcho in?Bokaro district (Chandrapura sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Khalcho?72.4% (Census 2011)