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

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Village · Erki, Khunti 

# Gontura

Gontura is a village in Erki sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835225**. The 2011 Census counted **230 people in 48 households**, the 100th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 230people (2011)
- 48households
- 53.4%literacy
- 835225PIN code

## Gontura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gontura is 835225.** Gontura falls in Erki sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835225
- Gram panchayatHunt
- Community development blockErki
- Census village code375383

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

## How far is Gontura from nearby towns?

- Erki (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Khunti (district HQ)30 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town)30 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 Gontura?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gontura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khunti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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 waterhand pumps

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 Gontura known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include lah. About 3% of the 101 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Gontura

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

■ Gontura · ■ 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 ****2%**

**32%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****27%**

**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 Gontura?

■ Gontura · ■ Erki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1312**

**942

Working population ****53.9%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.5% for men and 45.4% for women. 53% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 117 (94%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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

- Ragonoe243 people
- Berapara239 people
- Gomiburu234 people
- Rokab231 people
- Ichahatu225 people
- Kasmar209 people
- Balamda208 people
- Romba207 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gontura?835225
- How far is Gontura from Khunti?30 km by road
- What is the population of Gontura?230 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gontura in?Khunti district (Erki sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gontura?53.4% (Census 2011)