# Chotha Village, Barkatha, Hazaribagh (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barkatha, Hazaribagh 

# Chotha

Chotha is a village in Barkatha sub-district of Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825323**. The 2011 Census counted **538 people in 91 households**, the 54th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.

- 538people (2011)
- 91households
- 57.3%literacy
- 825323PIN code

## Chotha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chotha is 825323.** Chotha falls in Barkatha sub-district, Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825323
- Gram panchayatCheehkapdi
- Community development blockBarkatha
- Census village code368311

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

## How far is Chotha from nearby towns?

- Barkatha (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Hazaribagh (district HQ)72 km by road
- Hazaribagh (nearest town)72 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 Chotha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hazaribagh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 7 h winter

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 Chotha known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 19% of the 88 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Chotha

Of every 100 households in Chotha in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chotha · ■ Barkatha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**13%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****57%**

**68%

Television ****1%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Chotha?

■ Chotha · ■ Barkatha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.3%**

**61.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**944

Working population ****49.4%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 44.3% for women. 50% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 265 (100%)

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 Barkatha

- Khario599 people
- Kawalu562 people
- Uprailidebo549 people
- Khaira544 people
- Jhingibarai523 people
- Lokea510 people
- Lemua509 people
- Madhopur478 people

[All 83 villages in Barkatha](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/hazaribagh/barkatha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chotha?825323
- How far is Chotha from Hazaribagh?72 km by road
- What is the population of Chotha?538 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chotha in?Hazaribagh district (Barkatha sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chotha?57.3% (Census 2011)