# Penk Village, Nawadih, Bokaro (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Nawadih, Bokaro 

# Penk

Penk is a village in Nawadih sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand, PIN code **829107**. The 2011 Census counted **8,017 people in 1,358 households**, the 1st largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 8,017people (2011)
- 1,358households
- 50.1%literacy
- 829107PIN code

## Penk PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Penk is 829107.** Penk falls in Nawadih sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code829107
- Gram panchayatPenk
- Community development blockNawadih
- Census village code362199

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

## How far is Penk from nearby towns?

- Bokaro (district HQ)56 km by road
- Phusro (nearest town)25 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 Penk?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahuatanr
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bokaro Thermal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Penk known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 32% of the 2,532 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Penk

Of every 100 households in Penk in 2011, 46 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Penk · ■ Nawadih rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**54%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**17%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**64%

Use banking services ****28%**

**60%

Television ****9%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Penk?

■ Penk · ■ Nawadih rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.1%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**958

Working population ****43.6%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.3% for men and 38.5% for women. 49% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 399 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (3%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 432 (12%) · **■** Marginal 2,565 (73%)

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 Nawadih

- Birni7,829 people
- Kanjkiro5,886 people
- Palamu5,379 people
- Goniatu5,060 people

[All 69 villages in Nawadih](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/nawadih/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Penk?829107
- How far is Penk from Bokaro?56 km by road
- What is the population of Penk?8,017 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Penk in?Bokaro district (Nawadih sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Penk?50.1% (Census 2011)