# Khetko Village, Dumri, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Dumri, Giridih 

# Khetko

Khetko is a village in Dumri sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **815306**. The 2011 Census counted **1,272 people in 232 households**, the 56th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 1,272people (2011)
- 232households
- 70.6%literacy
- 815306PIN code

## Khetko PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khetko is 815306.** Khetko falls in Dumri sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code815306
- Gram panchayatLohedih
- Community development blockDumri
- Census village code352721

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

## How far is Khetko from nearby towns?

- Dumri (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ)48 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town)48 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 Khetko?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Khetko; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 5 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dumri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dumri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Khetko known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include leaf plate and basket. About 5% of the 65 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Khetko

Of every 100 households in Khetko in 2011, 86 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khetko · ■ Dumri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**94%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%**

**71%

Use banking services ****76%**

**59%

Television ****34%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**26%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Khetko?

■ Khetko · ■ Dumri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**945

Working population ****45.4%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 55.4% for women. 50% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 96 (17%) · **■** Marginal 419 (73%)

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 Dumri

- Tuio1,443 people
- Poraia1,376 people
- Sasarkho1,330 people
- Bariarpur1,308 people
- Koriadih1,241 people
- Mahobera1,194 people
- Bhikhnadih1,187 people
- Ganodih1,187 people

[All 191 villages in Dumri](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/dumri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khetko?815306
- How far is Khetko from Giridih?48 km by road
- What is the population of Khetko?1,272 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khetko in?Giridih district (Dumri sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Khetko?70.6% (Census 2011)
