# Uparankura Village, Gobindpur, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Gobindpur, Dhanbad 

# Uparankura

Uparankura is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **940 people in 156 households**, the 85th largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 940people (2011)
- 156households
- 68.6%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Uparankura PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKharni
- Community development blockGobindpur
- Census village code361658

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

## How far is Uparankura from nearby towns?

- Gobindpur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)21 km by road
- Dhanbad (nearest town)21 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 Uparankura?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Uparankura; 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 school5–10 km · Rajganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sapanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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
- 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 Uparankura known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 28% of the 135 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Uparankura

Of every 100 households in Uparankura in 2011, 79 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Uparankura · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**17%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**48%

Use banking services ****57%**

**54%

Television ****14%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Uparankura?

■ Uparankura · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**918

Working population ****34.1%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.2% for men and 58.0% for women. 50% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (10%) · **■** Household industry 16 (5%) · **■** Other work 67 (21%) · **■** Marginal 135 (42%)

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

- Chaududi1,006 people
- Sundarpahari977 people
- Phuphuadi956 people
- Bandhdi953 people
- Palaidi937 people
- Gaurangdi936 people
- Tumadaha930 people
- Kasitanr916 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Uparankura from Dhanbad?21 km by road
- What is the population of Uparankura?940 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uparankura in?Dhanbad district (Gobindpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Uparankura?68.6% (Census 2011)