Village · Murhu, Khunti # Chichigara Chichigara is a village in Murhu sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand, PIN code 835216. The 2011 Census counted 823 people in 167 households, the 32nd largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%. - 823 people (2011) - 167 households - 38.3% literacy - 835216 PIN code ## Chichigara PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Chichigara is 835216. Chichigara falls in Murhu sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 835216 - Gram panchayat Hedgowa - Community development block Murhu - Census village code 375084 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chichigara from nearby towns? - Murhu (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Khunti (district HQ) 18 km by road - Khunti (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chichigara? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Chichigara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Murhu - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Khunti - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ranchi - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chichigara known for? The main crops are rice. About 32% of the 487 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chichigara Of every 100 households in Chichigara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chichigara · ■ Murhu rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 24% - Toilet within the home 0% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 93% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 0% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 33% 46% - Television 0% 10% - Mobile phone 6% 24% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 11% 21% - Own their home 98% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chichigara? ■ Chichigara · ■ Murhu rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 38.3% 63.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1063 991 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 712 960 - Working population 57.7% 52.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.5% for men and 24.3% for women. 56% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 144 (30%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 4 (1%) · ■ Marginal 325 (68%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Murhu - Sidu 890 people - Rumutkel 883 people - Charid 845 people - Indipiri 841 people - Digri 820 people - Darla 799 people - Balanga 785 people - Gutigara 779 people All 141 villages in Murhu ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chichigara? 835216 - How far is Chichigara from Khunti? 18 km by road - What is the population of Chichigara? 823 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chichigara in? Khunti district (Murhu sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Chichigara? 38.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/khunti/murhu/chichigara/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.