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

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Village · Erki, Khunti 

# Longa

Longa is a village in Erki sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **285 people in 58 households**, the 88th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 285people (2011)
- 58households
- 78.4%literacy
- 1,065females per 1,000 males

## Longa PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKochag
- Community development blockErki
- Census village code375331

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

## How far is Longa from nearby towns?

- Khunti (district HQ)64 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town)64 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 Longa?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Longa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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
- ○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 Longa known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include lah. About 35% of the 263 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Longa

Of every 100 households in Longa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Longa · ■ 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 ****24%**

**32%

Television ****14%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****19%**

**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 Longa?

■ Longa · ■ Erki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**942

Working population ****73.0%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 74.8% for women. 73% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 70 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 134 (64%)

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

- Kadaldih296 people
- Gurbera295 people
- Gerne286 people
- Piskatoli286 people
- Haramsereng283 people
- Taiba281 people
- Naranga280 people
- Chondordih279 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Longa from Khunti?64 km by road
- What is the population of Longa?285 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Longa in?Khunti district (Erki sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Longa?78.4% (Census 2011)