# Charakpathar Village, Gobindpur, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Gobindpur, Dhanbad 

# Charakpathar

Charakpathar is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **725 people in 125 households**, the 109th largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 725people (2011)
- 125households
- 86.9%literacy
- 817females per 1,000 males

## Charakpathar PIN code and other codes

Charakpathar falls in Gobindpur sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatKunkera
- Community development blockGobindpur
- Census village code361695

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

## How far is Charakpathar from nearby towns?

- Gobindpur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)18 km by road
- Dhanbad (nearest town)18 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 Charakpathar?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Charakpathar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sabhari
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rajganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhanbad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 19 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 Charakpathar known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 13% of the 36 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 Charakpathar

Of every 100 households in Charakpathar in 2011, 88 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Charakpathar · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**17%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%**

**48%

Use banking services ****51%**

**54%

Television ****49%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**14%

Own their home ****80%**

**96%

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 Charakpathar?

■ Charakpathar · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****817**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****758**

**918

Working population ****29.0%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 80.8% for women. 39% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 138 (66%) · **■** Marginal 59 (28%)

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 Gobindpur

- Phaphuadi757 people
- Bahadurpur735 people
- Bara Bagmara732 people
- Kapasar729 people
- Hariharpur720 people
- Baghmara Khurd701 people
- Jitpur684 people
- Bakashpura681 people

[All 220 villages in Gobindpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/gobindpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Charakpathar from Dhanbad?18 km by road
- What is the population of Charakpathar?725 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Charakpathar in?Dhanbad district (Gobindpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Charakpathar?86.9% (Census 2011)