# Pukchu Village, Bariyatu, Latehar (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Bariyatu, Latehar 

# Pukchu

Pukchu is a village in Bariyatu sub-district of Latehar district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822126**. The 2011 Census counted **838 people in 150 households**, the 30th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 838people (2011)
- 150households
- 62.3%literacy
- 822126PIN code

## Pukchu PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code822126
- Gram panchayatDarha
- Community development blockBariyatu
- Census village code367466

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

## How far is Pukchu from nearby towns?

- Latehar (district HQ)46 km by road
- Latehar (nearest town)46 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 Pukchu?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Pukchu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Balumat
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Balumath
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Pukchu known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 34% of the 223 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Pukchu

Of every 100 households in Pukchu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pukchu · ■ Bariyatu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**29%

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

**9%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**94%

Use banking services ****51%**

**32%

Television ****14%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Pukchu?

■ Pukchu · ■ Bariyatu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**1009

Working population ****49.5%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 46.5% for women. 47% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 353 (85%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 46 (11%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%)

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 Bariyatu

- Rajguru1,042 people
- Rahea974 people
- Tundahutu929 people
- Chumba894 people
- Karma835 people
- Makra724 people
- Chetuag626 people
- Bamwar614 people

[All 56 villages in Bariyatu](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/latehar/bariyatu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pukchu?822126
- How far is Pukchu from Latehar?46 km by road
- What is the population of Pukchu?838 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pukchu in?Latehar district (Bariyatu sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Pukchu?62.3% (Census 2011)