Village · Sundarpahari, Godda
# Dalkundi

Dalkundi is a village in Sundarpahari sub-district of Godda district, Jharkhand, PIN code 816156. The 2011 Census counted 203 people in 48 households, the 94th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 43.6%.
- 203 people (2011)
- 48 households
- 43.2% literacy
- 816156 PIN code

## Dalkundi PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dalkundi is 816156. Dalkundi falls in Sundarpahari sub-district, Godda district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 816156
- Gram panchayat Kusmaha
- Community development block Sundarpahari
- Census village code 357916

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

## How far is Dalkundi from nearby towns?
- Godda (district HQ) 45 km by road
- Godda (nearest town) 45 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Dalkundi?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Dalkundi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Baigni
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Godda
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Godda
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Godda
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dalkundi known for?

The main crops are rice. About 10% of the 137 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dalkundi

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

■ Dalkundi · ■ Sundarpahari rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 1%
- Toilet within the home 0% 3%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96%
- Tap water 2% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 3%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 33% 34%
- Television 0% 2%
- Mobile phone 0% 16%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 85% 48%
- 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 Dalkundi?

■ Dalkundi · ■ Sundarpahari rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 43.2% 43.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 933 990
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 640 997
- Working population 79.8% 54.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.2% for men and 35.4% for women. 77% of men and 83% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Farm labourers 114 (70%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 5 (3%) · ■ Marginal 42 (26%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Sundarpahari
- Tetaria 212 people
- Pipra 208 people
- Pertara 207 people
- Pakeri 206 people
- Manspara 201 people
- Sarmi 201 people
- Narayanpur 199 people
- Sabalpur 197 people

All 298 villages in Sundarpahari

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dalkundi? 816156
- How far is Dalkundi from Godda? 45 km by road
- What is the population of Dalkundi? 203 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dalkundi in? Godda district (Sundarpahari sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dalkundi? 43.2% (Census 2011)

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