# Peska Village, Meral, Garhwa (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Meral, Garhwa 

# Peska

Peska is a village in Meral sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822114**. The 2011 Census counted **3,082 people in 535 households**, the 12th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 3,082people (2011)
- 535households
- 66.8%literacy
- 822114PIN code

## Peska PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Peska is 822114.** Peska falls in Meral sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822114
- Gram panchayatDuldulwa
- Community development blockMeral
- Census village code347682

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

## How far is Peska from nearby towns?

- Meral (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Garhwa (district HQ)10 km by road
- Garhwa (nearest town)10 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 Peska?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Peska; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Garhwa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Garhwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garhwa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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)2 h summer · 2 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 Peska known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 60% of the 456 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Peska

Of every 100 households in Peska in 2011, 5 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Peska · ■ Meral rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**6%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**9%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****42%**

**35%

Television ****14%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**35%

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 Peska?

■ Peska · ■ Meral rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****822**

**948

Working population ****40.9%**

**42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 52.3% for women. 46% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 131 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (2%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 117 (9%) · **■** Marginal 984 (78%)

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 Meral

- Hasandag3,827 people
- Latdag3,775 people
- Korkoma3,471 people
- Tenar3,363 people
- Rajo3,052 people
- Sohbaria2,984 people
- Lakhaea2,820 people
- Panduhan2,640 people

[All 77 villages in Meral](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/meral/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Peska?822114
- How far is Peska from Garhwa?10 km by road
- What is the population of Peska?3,082 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Peska in?Garhwa district (Meral sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Peska?66.8% (Census 2011)