Village · Meherma, Godda
# Ghori Chak

Ghori Chak is a village in Meherma sub-district of Godda district, Jharkhand, PIN code 814160. The 2011 Census counted 411 people in 80 households, the 92nd largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.0%.
- 411 people (2011)
- 80 households
- 59.1% literacy
- 814160 PIN code

## Ghori Chak PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Ghori Chak is 814160. Ghori Chak falls in Meherma sub-district, Godda district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 814160
- Gram panchayat Dhankudiya
- Community development block Meherma
- Census village code 355746

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Ghori Chak from nearby towns?
- Godda (sub-district HQ) 43 km by road
- Godda (district HQ) 43 km by road
- Godda (nearest town) 43 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Ghori Chak?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Ghori Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Belbadda
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dhamri
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dumka
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ghori Chak known for?

The main crops are rice. About 60% of the 23 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Ghori Chak

Of every 100 households in Ghori Chak in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ghori Chak · ■ Meherma rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 9%
- Toilet within the home 0% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 86%
- Tap water 1% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 13% 22%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 87% 72%
- Use banking services 39% 46%
- Television 10% 9%
- Mobile phone 48% 43%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 0%
- None of these assets 34% 37%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Ghori Chak?

■ Ghori Chak · ■ Meherma rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 59.1% 56.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 948 911
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1552 960
- Working population 59.6% 38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 40.6% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 28 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 16 (7%) · ■ Other work 32 (13%) · ■ Marginal 169 (69%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Meherma
- Domanchak 460 people
- Bhaloa 458 people
- Chhagraha 452 people
- Birnagar 429 people
- Singarpur 396 people
- Jitu Chak 340 people
- Kukra Milik 313 people
- Dharampur 298 people

All 213 villages in Meherma

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Ghori Chak? 814160
- How far is Ghori Chak from Godda? 43 km by road
- What is the population of Ghori Chak? 411 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghori Chak in? Godda district (Meherma sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Ghori Chak? 59.1% (Census 2011)

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