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

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Village · Balumath, Latehar 

# Okea

Okea is a village in Balumath sub-district of Latehar district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822107**. The 2011 Census counted **1,717 people in 292 households**, the 16th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 1,717people (2011)
- 292households
- 63.9%literacy
- 822107PIN code

## Okea PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Okea is 822107.** Okea falls in Balumath sub-district, Latehar district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822107
- Gram panchayatBhagea
- Community development blockBalumath
- Census village code367417

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

## How far is Okea from nearby towns?

- Latehar (district HQ)75 km by road
- Latehar (nearest town)75 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 Okea?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Okea; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Latehar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ranchi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Okea known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 8% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Okea

Of every 100 households in Okea in 2011, 20 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Okea · ■ Balumath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**38%

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

**13%

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

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**74%

Use banking services ****35%**

**34%

Television ****1%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**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 Okea?

■ Okea · ■ Balumath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810**

**955

Working population ****37.0%**

**42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 53.8% for women. 50% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 100 (16%) · **■** Marginal 457 (72%)

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

- Nagra1,957 people
- Jhabar1,835 people
- Siram1,770 people
- Marangloiya1,743 people
- Chamatu1,606 people
- Chetag1,592 people
- Jipua1,565 people
- Hempur1,517 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Okea?822107
- How far is Okea from Latehar?75 km by road
- What is the population of Okea?1,717 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Okea in?Latehar district (Balumath sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Okea?63.9% (Census 2011)