# Chalkad Village, Erki, Khunti (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Erki, Khunti 

# Chalkad

Chalkad is a village in Erki sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **749 people in 141 households**, the 38th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 749people (2011)
- 141households
- 65.2%literacy
- 1,035females per 1,000 males

## Chalkad PIN code and other codes

Chalkad falls in Erki sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatMadhatu
- Community development blockErki
- Census village code375334

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

## How far is Chalkad from nearby towns?

- Erki (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Khunti (district HQ)68 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town)68 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 Chalkad?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khunti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khunti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river 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 Chalkad known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include lah. About 55% of the 495 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 Chalkad

Of every 100 households in Chalkad in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chalkad · ■ Erki rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**3%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****5%**

**32%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****68%**

**35%

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 Chalkad?

■ Chalkad · ■ Erki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1145**

**942

Working population ****57.0%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 53.6% for women. 59% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 84 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 334 (78%)

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 Erki

- Sinjuri831 people
- Doriya820 people
- Baruhatu797 people
- Korwa777 people
- Bagri742 people
- Marangburu736 people
- Gamharia730 people
- Masanga728 people

[All 128 villages in Erki](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/khunti/erki/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chalkad from Khunti?68 km by road
- What is the population of Chalkad?749 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chalkad in?Khunti district (Erki sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chalkad?65.2% (Census 2011)