# Chontha Village, Mayur Hand, Chatra (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Mayur Hand, Chatra 

# Chontha

Chontha is a village in Mayur Hand sub-district of Chatra district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825408**. The 2011 Census counted **134 people in 22 households**, the 94th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.4%.

- 134people (2011)
- 22households
- 67.5%literacy
- 825408PIN code

## Chontha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chontha is 825408.** Chontha falls in Mayur Hand sub-district, Chatra district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825408
- Gram panchayatKarma
- Community development blockMayur Hand
- Census village code349215

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

## How far is Chontha from nearby towns?

- Mayurhand (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Chatra (district HQ)47 km by road
- Chatra (nearest town)47 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 Chontha?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Chontha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Itkhori
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chatra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hazaribagh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Chontha known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 68% of the 63 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Chontha

Of every 100 households in Chontha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chontha · ■ Mayur Hand rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**26%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****82%**

**67%

Television ****0%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**23%

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 Chontha?

■ Chontha · ■ Mayur Hand rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**64.4%

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

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1222**

**941

Working population ****23.9%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 54.5% for women. 43% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 10 (31%) · **■** Marginal 17 (53%)

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 Mayur Hand

- Deosar180 people
- Bengwa175 people
- Suhai164 people
- Singhrawan158 people
- Pakaria114 people
- Jindapur93 people
- Sabalpur87 people
- Mathuri Chak82 people

[All 118 villages in Mayur Hand](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/mayur-hand/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chontha?825408
- How far is Chontha from Chatra?47 km by road
- What is the population of Chontha?134 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chontha in?Chatra district (Mayur Hand sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chontha?67.5% (Census 2011)