# Chakwa Village, Pathargama, Godda (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pathargama, Godda 

# Chakwa

Chakwa is a village in Pathargama sub-district of Godda district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **495 people in 82 households**, the 87th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%.

- 495people (2011)
- 82households
- 56.7%literacy
- 861females per 1,000 males

## Chakwa PIN code and other codes

Chakwa falls in Pathargama sub-district, Godda district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatGhatkurwa
- Community development blockPathargama
- Census village code356985

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

## How far is Chakwa from nearby towns?

- Godda (district HQ)10 km by road
- Godda (nearest town)10 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 Chakwa?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chakwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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

- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Chakwa known for?

About 45% of the 101 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Chakwa

Of every 100 households in Chakwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chakwa · ■ Pathargama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**14%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**76%

Use banking services ****76%**

**37%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****12%**

**29%

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 Chakwa?

■ Chakwa · ■ Pathargama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.7%**

**61.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****638**

**957

Working population ****40.2%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 45.7% for women. 55% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 158 (79%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 15 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Pathargama

- Lakhanpahari Chhit523 people
- Pipra504 people
- Dhobdiha502 people
- Ambabathan500 people
- Bhagwan Chak493 people
- Saranda479 people
- Lasutiya455 people
- Basbhita452 people

[All 198 villages in Pathargama](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/pathargama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chakwa from Godda?10 km by road
- What is the population of Chakwa?495 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakwa in?Godda district (Pathargama sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chakwa?56.7% (Census 2011)