# Chalkari Village, Topchanchi, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Topchanchi, Dhanbad 

# Chalkari

Chalkari is a village in Topchanchi sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **430 people in 89 households**, the 75th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 430people (2011)
- 89households
- 70.2%literacy
- 1,057females per 1,000 males

## Chalkari PIN code and other codes

Chalkari falls in Topchanchi sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatDumdumi
- Community development blockTopchanchi
- Census village code361313

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

## How far is Chalkari from nearby towns?

- Topchanchi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)38 km by road
- Dhanbad (nearest town)38 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 Chalkari?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chalkari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

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 Chalkari known for?

About 99% of the 132 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 Chalkari

Of every 100 households in Chalkari in 2011, 67 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chalkari · ■ Topchanchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**71%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**21%

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

**1%

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

**61%

Use banking services ****84%**

**63%

Television ****12%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chalkari?

■ Chalkari · ■ Topchanchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1382**

**909

Working population ****33.0%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 58.6% for women. 46% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 21 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (40%) · **■** Household industry 30 (21%) · **■** Other work 34 (24%)

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 Topchanchi

- Bhelwatanr469 people
- Amalkuri462 people
- Telodih462 people
- Sonariyatanr436 people
- Karmatanr423 people
- Pipradih407 people
- Mahthadih359 people
- Chalmurari342 people

[All 113 villages in Topchanchi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/topchanchi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chalkari from Dhanbad?38 km by road
- What is the population of Chalkari?430 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chalkari in?Dhanbad district (Topchanchi sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chalkari?70.2% (Census 2011)