# Karaku Village, Chainpur, Gumla (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Chainpur, Gumla 

# Karaku

Karaku is a village in Chainpur sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835206**. The 2011 Census counted **610 people in 120 households**, the 31st largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 610people (2011)
- 120households
- 77.2%literacy
- 835206PIN code

## Karaku PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karaku is 835206.** Karaku falls in Chainpur sub-district, Gumla district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835206
- Gram panchayatJanawal
- Community development blockChainpur
- Census village code376084

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

## How far is Karaku from nearby towns?

- Gumla (sub-district HQ)62 km by road
- Gumla (district HQ)64 km by road
- Gumla (nearest town)64 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 Karaku?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chainpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chainpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Karaku known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 24% of the 359 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Karaku

Of every 100 households in Karaku in 2011, 2 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karaku · ■ Chainpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**14%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****77%**

**67%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**21%

Own their home ****94%**

**95%

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 Karaku?

■ Karaku · ■ Chainpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1096**

**993

Working population ****47.0%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 72.4% for women. 49% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 228 (79%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (6%) · **■** Marginal 35 (12%)

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 Chainpur

- Simlabartoli664 people
- Darkana642 people
- Bukma624 people
- Lupungpat614 people
- Nadawal604 people
- Ghusri575 people
- Jaipur575 people
- Sibil561 people

[All 85 villages in Chainpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/chainpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karaku?835206
- How far is Karaku from Gumla?64 km by road
- What is the population of Karaku?610 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karaku in?Gumla district (Chainpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Karaku?77.2% (Census 2011)