Village · Jarmundi, Dumka
# Khapchua

Khapchua is a village in Jarmundi sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code 814120. The 2011 Census counted 342 people in 75 households, the 186th largest of 470 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.
- 342 people (2011)
- 75 households
- 37.4% literacy
- 814120 PIN code

## Khapchua PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Khapchua is 814120. Khapchua falls in Jarmundi sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 814120
- Gram panchayat Kala Dumariya
- Community development block Jarmundi
- Census village code 369703

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Khapchua from nearby towns?
- Jarmundi (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ) 49 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town) 49 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Khapchua?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Post office In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Jarmundi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Khapchua known for?

The main crops are rice. Products made here include broomstick and basket. About 35% of the 77 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Khapchua

Of every 100 households in Khapchua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khapchua · ■ Jarmundi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 26%
- Toilet within the home 0% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 94%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 14% 49%
- Television 0% 7%
- Mobile phone 8% 23%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 29% 27%
- Own their home 97% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Khapchua?

■ Khapchua · ■ Jarmundi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 37.4% 58.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1124 970
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1033 950
- Working population 39.5% 49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.1% for men and 28.0% for women. 57% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 57 (42%) · ■ Farm labourers 53 (39%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 24 (18%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jarmundi
- Kendkhapra 353 people
- Koraiya 350 people
- Phuljori 350 people
- Domnadih 346 people
- Semra 342 people
- Taljhari 342 people
- Narainpur 338 people
- Chandudih 337 people

All 512 villages in Jarmundi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Khapchua? 814120
- How far is Khapchua from Dumka? 49 km by road
- What is the population of Khapchua? 342 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khapchua in? Dumka district (Jarmundi sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Khapchua? 37.4% (Census 2011)

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