# Karichatan Village, Jamua, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Jamua, Giridih 

# Karichatan

Karichatan is a village in Jamua sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **815318**. The 2011 Census counted **393 people in 39 households**, the 223rd largest of 305 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 393people (2011)
- 39households
- 53.7%literacy
- 815318PIN code

## Karichatan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karichatan is 815318.** Karichatan falls in Jamua sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code815318
- Gram panchayatBalgo
- Community development blockJamua
- Census village code351363

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

## How far is Karichatan from nearby towns?

- Jamua (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ)17 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town)17 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 Karichatan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Karichatan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Charghara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mirzaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Giridih
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Karichatan known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include bricks. About 3% of the 207 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Karichatan

Of every 100 households in Karichatan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karichatan · ■ Jamua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**72%

Use banking services ****38%**

**58%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**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 Karichatan?

■ Karichatan · ■ Jamua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.7%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**940

Working population ****28.8%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 37.7% for women. 38% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (4%) · **■** Marginal 108 (96%)

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 Jamua

- Belatanr Alias Sirsia403 people
- Pando400 people
- Singradih397 people
- Bhaiadih395 people
- Gidhio392 people
- Patardih381 people
- Sikdardih380 people
- Manritanr363 people

[All 315 villages in Jamua](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/jamua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karichatan?815318
- How far is Karichatan from Giridih?17 km by road
- What is the population of Karichatan?393 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karichatan in?Giridih district (Jamua sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Karichatan?53.7% (Census 2011)