# Choka Village, Kandi, Garhwa (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Kandi, Garhwa 

# Choka

Choka is a village in Kandi sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822120**. The 2011 Census counted **1,596 people in 281 households**, the 16th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.4%.

- 1,596people (2011)
- 281households
- 74.6%literacy
- 822120PIN code

## Choka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Choka is 822120.** Choka falls in Kandi sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822120
- Gram panchayatPatiya
- Community development blockKandi
- Census village code347278

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

## How far is Choka from nearby towns?

- Kandi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Garhwa (district HQ)55 km by road
- Garhwa (nearest town)55 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 Choka?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kandi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Majhiaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garhwa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 10 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 Choka known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 25% of the 198 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Choka

Of every 100 households in Choka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Choka · ■ Kandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****22%**

**42%

Television ****2%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****73%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**100%

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 Choka?

■ Choka · ■ Kandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**67.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**956

Working population ****48.8%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 66.5% for women. 48% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 36 (5%) · **■** Marginal 711 (91%)

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 Kandi

- Shivpur1,796 people
- Sarki1,783 people
- Sarkoni1,684 people
- Ranadih1,625 people
- Patriya1,579 people
- Ghatahua Kalan1,499 people
- Hariganwan1,446 people
- Ghurua1,419 people

[All 93 villages in Kandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/kandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Choka?822120
- How far is Choka from Garhwa?55 km by road
- What is the population of Choka?1,596 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Choka in?Garhwa district (Kandi sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Choka?74.6% (Census 2011)