# Chontha Village, Bishungarh, Hazaribagh (Jharkhand) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/hazaribagh/bishungarh/chontha/ Village · Bishungarh, Hazaribagh # Chontha Chontha is a village in Bishungarh sub-district of Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825312**. The 2011 Census counted **1,207 people in 193 households**, the 35th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.6%. - 1,207people (2011) - 193households - 66.6%literacy - 825312PIN code ## Chontha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chontha is 825312.** Chontha falls in Bishungarh sub-district, Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand. - PIN code825312 - Gram panchayatAlpito - Community development blockBishungarh - Census village code368428 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chontha from nearby towns? - Bishungarh (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Hazaribagh (district HQ)49 km by road - Hazaribagh (nearest town)49 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 Chontha? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Chontha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bashoda - ○Degree college10+ km · Hazaribagh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hazaribagh - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 8 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 Chontha known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 19% of the 148 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Chontha Of every 100 households in Chontha in 2011, 64 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chontha · ■ Bishungarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****64%** **74% Toilet within the home ****25%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **93% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **77% Use banking services ****97%** **65% Television ****54%** **18% Mobile phone ****86%** **70% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **15% Own their home ****99%** **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 Chontha? ■ Chontha · ■ Bishungarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%** **60.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901** **928 Working population ****39.1%** **48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.8% for men and 54.7% for women. 51% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 114 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (4%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 325 (69%) 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 Bishungarh - Gobindpur Khurd1,362 people - Bhulahi Murgaon1,341 people - Bhalua1,340 people - Mangro1,293 people - Chihutia1,201 people - Gundro1,167 people - Pharachanch1,131 people - Urgi1,111 people [All 97 villages in Bishungarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/hazaribagh/bishungarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chontha?825312 - How far is Chontha from Hazaribagh?49 km by road - What is the population of Chontha?1,207 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chontha in?Hazaribagh district (Bishungarh sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Chontha?66.6% (Census 2011)