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

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Village · Peterwar, Bokaro 

# Khetko

Khetko is a village in Peterwar sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand, PIN code **829123**. The 2011 Census counted **8,057 people in 1,510 households**, the 3rd largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%.

- 8,057people (2011)
- 1,510households
- 66.1%literacy
- 829123PIN code

## Khetko PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khetko is 829123.** Khetko falls in Peterwar sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code829123
- Gram panchayatKhetko
- Community development blockPeterwar
- Census village code362465

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

## How far is Khetko from nearby towns?

- Peterwar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Bokaro (district HQ)55 km by road
- Phusro (nearest town)40 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 Khetko?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Khetko; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tenughat
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tenughat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chas
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Khetko known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include metal tools and basket. About 14% of the 1,064 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Khetko

Of every 100 households in Khetko in 2011, 89 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Khetko · ■ Peterwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**88%

Tap water ****15%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**14%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****13%**

**48%

Use banking services ****62%**

**47%

Television ****35%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**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 Khetko?

■ Khetko · ■ Peterwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**61.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****874**

**947

Working population ****32.0%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 52.8% for women. 48% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 354 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (2%) · **■** Household industry 75 (3%) · **■** Other work 947 (37%) · **■** Marginal 1,138 (44%)

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
- Chalkari7,895 people
- Champi5,864 people
- Ordana5,643 people
- Petarbar5,060 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khetko?829123
- How far is Khetko from Bokaro?55 km by road
- What is the population of Khetko?8,057 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khetko in?Bokaro district (Peterwar sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Khetko?66.1% (Census 2011)
