# Pekha Village, Shaligram Ram Narayanpur, Chatra (Jharkhand)

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Village · Shaligram Ram Narayanpur, Chatra 

# Pekha

Pekha is a village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur sub-district of Chatra district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825403**. The 2011 Census counted **313 people in 64 households**, the 160th largest of 250 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 313people (2011)
- 64households
- 48.3%literacy
- 825403PIN code

## Pekha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pekha is 825403.** Pekha falls in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur sub-district, Chatra district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825403
- Gram panchayatPaini Kala
- Community development blockShaligram Ram Narayanpur
- Census village code348170

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

## How far is Pekha from nearby towns?

- Hantarganj (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Chatra (district HQ)20 km by road
- Chatra (nearest town)20 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 Pekha?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Pekha; 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 school10+ km · Hantarganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hantarganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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

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 Pekha known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 13% of the 65 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Pekha

Of every 100 households in Pekha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pekha · ■ Shaligram Ram Narayanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

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

**10%

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

**88%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**44%

Television ****2%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**36%

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 Pekha?

■ Pekha · ■ Shaligram Ram Narayanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.3%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**965

Working population ****47.6%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.8% for men and 42.9% for women. 52% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 33 (22%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 110 (74%) · **■** Marginal 4 (3%)

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 Shaligram Ram Narayanpur

- Kanaudi322 people
- Kolhua319 people
- Murar315 people
- Sajni314 people
- Kolwa307 people
- Jhagartari305 people
- Kewal304 people
- Phulwaria301 people

[All 270 villages in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/shaligram-ram-narayanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pekha?825403
- How far is Pekha from Chatra?20 km by road
- What is the population of Pekha?313 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pekha in?Chatra district (Shaligram Ram Narayanpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Pekha?48.3% (Census 2011)