# Chalkari Village, Peterwar, Bokaro (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Peterwar, Bokaro 

# Chalkari

Chalkari is a village in Peterwar sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand, PIN code **829114**. The 2011 Census counted **7,895 people in 1,585 households**, the 4th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%.

- 7,895people (2011)
- 1,585households
- 65.3%literacy
- 829114PIN code

## Chalkari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chalkari is 829114.** Chalkari falls in Peterwar sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code829114
- Gram panchayatChalkari Uttari
- Community development blockPeterwar
- Census village code362466

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

## How far is Chalkari from nearby towns?

- Peterwar (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Bokaro (district HQ)45 km by road
- Phusro (nearest town)17 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 Chalkari?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Chalkari; 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
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 6 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bermo
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tenughat
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Chalkari known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include metal tools and basket. About 19% of the 1,343 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Chalkari

Of every 100 households in Chalkari in 2011, 84 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chalkari · ■ Peterwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**88%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%**

**48%

Use banking services ****69%**

**47%

Television ****45%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

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

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Chalkari?

■ Chalkari · ■ Peterwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**61.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**947

Working population ****37.8%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 52.8% for women. 50% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 128 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 131 (4%) · **■** Household industry 11 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,252 (42%) · **■** Marginal 1,464 (49%)

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 Peterwar

- Pichhri10,581 people
- Angwali9,059 people
- Khetko8,057 people
- Champi5,864 people
- Ordana5,643 people
- Petarbar5,060 people
- Gharwatanr Baludih4,248 people

[All 64 villages in Peterwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/peterwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chalkari?829114
- How far is Chalkari from Bokaro?45 km by road
- What is the population of Chalkari?7,895 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chalkari in?Bokaro district (Peterwar sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chalkari?65.3% (Census 2011)
