# Halkata Village, Purbi Tundi*, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Purbi Tundi*, Dhanbad 

# Halkata

Halkata is a village in Purbi Tundi* sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **457 people in 93 households**, the 44th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 457people (2011)
- 93households
- 73.0%literacy
- 881females per 1,000 males

## Halkata PIN code and other codes

Halkata falls in Purbi Tundi* sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatLatani
- Community development blockPurbi Tundi*
- Census village code361246

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

## How far is Halkata from nearby towns?

- Purbi Tundi* (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)20 km by road
- Dhanbad (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 Halkata?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Iskatta
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Halkata known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 21% of the 123 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Halkata

Of every 100 households in Halkata in 2011, 34 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Halkata · ■ Purbi Tundi* rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**97%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%**

**74%

Use banking services ****90%**

**37%

Television ****4%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Halkata?

■ Halkata · ■ Purbi Tundi* rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830**

**989

Working population ****49.5%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 54.9% for women. 51% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 77 (34%) · **■** Marginal 114 (50%)

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 Purbi Tundi*

- Gopinathdi526 people
- Tesratanr526 people
- Mahuadabar525 people
- Pialsola476 people
- Bhojpur440 people
- Korea439 people
- Churiatanr432 people
- Murardi426 people

[All 85 villages in Purbi Tundi*](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/purbi-tundi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Halkata from Dhanbad?20 km by road
- What is the population of Halkata?457 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Halkata in?Dhanbad district (Purbi Tundi* sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Halkata?73.0% (Census 2011)