# Kander Village, Erki, Khunti (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Erki, Khunti 

# Kander

Kander is a village in Erki sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **483 people in 93 households**, the 60th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 483people (2011)
- 93households
- 71.3%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Kander PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatTirla
- Community development blockErki
- Census village code375354

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

## How far is Kander from nearby towns?

- Khunti (district HQ)34 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town)34 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 Kander?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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 service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Kander known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include lah. About 82% of the 562 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 Kander

Of every 100 households in Kander in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kander · ■ 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 ****26%**

**32%

Television ****3%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****35%**

**35%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kander?

■ Kander · ■ Erki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**942

Working population ****45.8%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 58.9% for women. 53% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 125 (57%) · **■** Other work 15 (7%) · **■** Marginal 81 (37%)

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

- Serenghatu517 people
- Dolda501 people
- Lupunghatu497 people
- Muchia497 people
- Selda481 people
- Parasu468 people
- Hurua444 people
- Purtu436 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kander from Khunti?34 km by road
- What is the population of Kander?483 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kander in?Khunti district (Erki sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kander?71.3% (Census 2011)