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

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Village · Shaligram Ram Narayanpur, Chatra 

# Tanku

Tanku is a village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur sub-district of Chatra district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825401**. The 2011 Census counted **403 people in 73 households**, the 140th largest of 250 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 403people (2011)
- 73households
- 40.8%literacy
- 825401PIN code

## Tanku PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tanku is 825401.** Tanku falls in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur sub-district, Chatra district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825401
- Gram panchayatKarailibar
- Community development blockShaligram Ram Narayanpur
- Census village code348230

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

## How far is Tanku from nearby towns?

- Shaligram Ram Narayanpur (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Chatra (district HQ)16 km by road
- Chatra (nearest town)16 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 Tanku?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Tanku; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hantarganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chatra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Tanku known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 18% of the 140 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Tanku

Of every 100 households in Tanku in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Tanku · ■ Shaligram Ram Narayanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

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

**10%

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

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**20%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****48%**

**44%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**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 Tanku?

■ Tanku · ■ Shaligram Ram Narayanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.8%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1412**

**965

Working population ****40.9%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.6% for men and 26.8% for women. 47% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (21%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (8%) · **■** Marginal 85 (52%)

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

- Nijra424 people
- Panti418 people
- Surhud409 people
- Majhgawan407 people
- Karani394 people
- Kadwa388 people
- Khutera386 people
- Kairia380 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 Tanku?825401
- How far is Tanku from Chatra?16 km by road
- What is the population of Tanku?403 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tanku in?Chatra district (Shaligram Ram Narayanpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Tanku?40.8% (Census 2011)
