# Chitakharu Village, Birni, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/birni/chitakharu/ Village · Birni, Giridih # Chitakharu Chitakharu is a village in Birni sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825324**. The 2011 Census counted **1,487 people in 239 households**, the 37th largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%. - 1,487people (2011) - 239households - 41.3%literacy - 825324PIN code ## Chitakharu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chitakharu is 825324.** Chitakharu falls in Birni sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand. - PIN code825324 - Gram panchayatKhedwara - Community development blockBirni - Census village code352425 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chitakharu from nearby towns? - Birni (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Giridih (district HQ)29 km by road - Giridih (nearest town)29 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 Chitakharu? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Chitakharu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Bharkattha - ○Degree college10+ km · Giridih - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Giridih - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Chitakharu known for? The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include earthen pot. About 28% of the 453 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Chitakharu Of every 100 households in Chitakharu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chitakharu · ■ Birni rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **1% Toilet within the home ****1%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **96% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **79% Use banking services ****42%** **64% Television ****2%** **4% Mobile phone ****44%** **68% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **14% Own their home ****100%** **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 Chitakharu? ■ Chitakharu · ■ Birni rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****41.3%** **61.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045** **971 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843** **953 Working population ****30.7%** **43.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.7% for men and 29.2% for women. 39% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 31 (7%) · **■** Marginal 415 (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 Birni - Barai1,528 people - Pokharia1,515 people - Guritanr1,503 people - Birni1,491 people - Bhalua1,448 people - Jharkhi1,412 people - Margora1,409 people - Arari1,391 people [All 181 villages in Birni](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/birni/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chitakharu?825324 - How far is Chitakharu from Giridih?29 km by road - What is the population of Chitakharu?1,487 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chitakharu in?Giridih district (Birni sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Chitakharu?41.3% (Census 2011)