# Chekharia Village, Nagaruntari, Garhwa (Jharkhand) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/nagaruntari/chekharia/ Village · Nagaruntari, Garhwa # Chekharia Chekharia is a village in Nagaruntari sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822121**. The 2011 Census counted **5,885 people in 1,039 households**, the 3rd largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%. - 5,885people (2011) - 1,039households - 73.8%literacy - 822121PIN code ## Chekharia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chekharia is 822121.** Chekharia falls in Nagaruntari sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand. - PIN code822121 - Gram panchayatChekharia - Community development blockNagaruntari - Census village code347480 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chekharia from nearby towns? - Nagaruntari (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Garhwa (district HQ)36 km by road - Majhiaon (nearest town)15 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 Chekharia? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Chekharia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 5 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nagaruntari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garhwa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 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 Chekharia known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 55% of the 177 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Chekharia Of every 100 households in Chekharia in 2011, 51 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chekharia · ■ Nagaruntari rural average Electricity for lighting ****51%** **18% Toilet within the home ****33%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **89% Tap water ****2%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **95% Use banking services ****53%** **41% Television ****43%** **13% Mobile phone ****76%** **46% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****13%** **30% Own their home ****94%** **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 Chekharia? ■ Chekharia · ■ Nagaruntari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%** **62.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918** **930 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913** **961 Working population ****29.3%** **38.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.1% for men and 65.9% for women. 47% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 101 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (2%) · **■** Household industry 121 (7%) · **■** Other work 909 (53%) · **■** Marginal 551 (32%) 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 Nagaruntari - Nagaruntari6,277 people - Garbandh6,154 people - Jangipur4,035 people - Kusdanr3,866 people - Kumbh Khurd3,772 people - Chitbisraon3,090 people [All 78 villages in Nagaruntari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/nagaruntari/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chekharia?822121 - How far is Chekharia from Garhwa?36 km by road - What is the population of Chekharia?5,885 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chekharia in?Garhwa district (Nagaruntari sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Chekharia?73.8% (Census 2011)