# Paphara Village, Markacho, Kodarma (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Markacho, Kodarma 

# Paphara

Paphara is a village in Markacho sub-district of Kodarma district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825318**. The 2011 Census counted **1,009 people in 138 households**, the 27th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 1,009people (2011)
- 138households
- 67.5%literacy
- 825318PIN code

## Paphara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paphara is 825318.** Paphara falls in Markacho sub-district, Kodarma district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825318
- Gram panchayatMarkacho
- Community development blockMarkacho
- Census village code350169

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

## How far is Paphara from nearby towns?

- Kodarma (district HQ)50 km by road
- Jhumari Talaiya (nearest town)32 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 Paphara?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kodarma
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kodarma
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jhumritalaiya
- ○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 market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 1 h winter

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 Paphara known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 52% of the 228 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Paphara

Of every 100 households in Paphara in 2011, 12 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paphara · ■ Markacho rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**10%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****71%**

**63%

Television ****16%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**11%

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 Paphara?

■ Paphara · ■ Markacho rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**1015

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****690**

**975

Working population ****48.3%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 49.6% for women. 48% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 472 (97%)

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 Markacho

- Chopnadih1,113 people
- Gagresinga1,100 people
- Gurha1,097 people
- Lalgarh1,067 people
- Dardahi1,008 people
- Jhalagdiha993 people
- Ambadih966 people
- Bahadurpur954 people

[All 108 villages in Markacho](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/kodarma/markacho/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paphara?825318
- How far is Paphara from Kodarma?50 km by road
- What is the population of Paphara?1,009 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paphara in?Kodarma district (Markacho sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Paphara?67.5% (Census 2011)