# Champa Village, Meherma, Godda (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Meherma, Godda 

# Champa

Champa is a village in Meherma sub-district of Godda district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,662 people in 342 households**, the 30th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.0%.

- 1,662people (2011)
- 342households
- 52.1%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Champa PIN code and other codes

Champa falls in Meherma sub-district, Godda district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatSankarpur
- Community development blockMeherma
- Census village code355663

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

## How far is Champa from nearby towns?

- Sahibganj (district HQ)26 km by road
- Sahibganj (nearest town)26 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 Champa?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Champa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km

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 Champa known for?

About 96% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Champa

Of every 100 households in Champa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Champa · ■ Meherma rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**22%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**72%

Use banking services ****69%**

**46%

Television ****11%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****24%**

**37%

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 Champa?

■ Champa · ■ Meherma rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.1%**

**56.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1081**

**960

Working population ****42.1%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.1% for men and 33.5% for women. 50% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 96 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (8%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 62 (9%) · **■** Marginal 479 (69%)

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 Meherma

- Dhodha1,879 people
- Siwanpur1,867 people
- Chaura1,822 people
- Tularam Bhuska1,706 people
- Khiraundhi1,609 people
- Mania Chak1,590 people
- Benidas Bhuska1,575 people
- Sauri Chak1,555 people

[All 213 villages in Meherma](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/meherma/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Champa from Sahibganj?26 km by road
- What is the population of Champa?1,662 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Champa in?Godda district (Meherma sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Champa?52.1% (Census 2011)