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

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Village · Peterwar, Bokaro 

# Etke

Etke is a village in Peterwar sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand, PIN code **829121**. The 2011 Census counted **792 people in 174 households**, the 47th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%.

- 792people (2011)
- 174households
- 55.1%literacy
- 829121PIN code

## Etke PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Etke is 829121.** Etke falls in Peterwar sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code829121
- Gram panchayatChargi
- Community development blockPeterwar
- Census village code362438

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

## How far is Etke from nearby towns?

- Peterwar (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Bokaro (district HQ)40 km by road
- Phusro (nearest town)30 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 Etke?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Peterwar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bearmo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chas
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 8 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 Etke known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include metal tools and basket. About 20% of the 653 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Etke

Of every 100 households in Etke in 2011, 23 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Etke · ■ Peterwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

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

**14%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**48%

Use banking services ****36%**

**47%

Television ****14%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Etke?

■ Etke · ■ Peterwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.1%**

**61.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**947

Working population ****49.2%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 41.5% for women. 48% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 118 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (17%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (6%) · **■** Marginal 181 (46%)

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

- Khurdchando862 people
- Takaha844 people
- Mirzapur827 people
- Jhirki821 people
- Bhulan Khetko771 people
- Garri740 people
- Lepo718 people
- Keswari697 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Etke?829121
- How far is Etke from Bokaro?40 km by road
- What is the population of Etke?792 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Etke in?Bokaro district (Peterwar sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Etke?55.1% (Census 2011)