# Chamatu Village, Balumath, Latehar (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Balumath, Latehar 

# Chamatu

Chamatu is a village in Balumath sub-district of Latehar district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822126**. The 2011 Census counted **1,606 people in 340 households**, the 17th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 1,606people (2011)
- 340households
- 54.5%literacy
- 822126PIN code

## Chamatu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chamatu is 822126.** Chamatu falls in Balumath sub-district, Latehar district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822126
- Gram panchayatGaneshpur
- Community development blockBalumath
- Census village code367358

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

## How far is Chamatu from nearby towns?

- Balumath (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Latehar (district HQ)63 km by road
- Latehar (nearest town)63 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 Chamatu?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chamatu; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balumath
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ranchi
- ○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 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 Chamatu known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 20% of the 1,236 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Chamatu

Of every 100 households in Chamatu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chamatu · ■ Balumath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**74%

Use banking services ****14%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Chamatu?

■ Chamatu · ■ Balumath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.5%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841**

**955

Working population ****40.3%**

**42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.7% for men and 46.2% for women. 48% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 98 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 36 (6%) · **■** Marginal 482 (74%)

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 Balumath

- Jhabar1,835 people
- Siram1,770 people
- Marangloiya1,743 people
- Okea1,717 people
- Chetag1,592 people
- Jipua1,565 people
- Hempur1,517 people
- Pindarkom1,311 people

[All 67 villages in Balumath](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/latehar/balumath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chamatu?822126
- How far is Chamatu from Latehar?63 km by road
- What is the population of Chamatu?1,606 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chamatu in?Latehar district (Balumath sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chamatu?54.5% (Census 2011)