# Chiru Village, Herhanj, Latehar (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/latehar/herhanj/chiru/

Village · Herhanj, Latehar 

# Chiru

Chiru is a village in Herhanj sub-district of Latehar district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822126**. The 2011 Census counted **2,546 people in 409 households**, the 1st largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.6%.

- 2,546people (2011)
- 409households
- 64.4%literacy
- 822126PIN code

## Chiru PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code822126
- Gram panchayatChiru
- Community development blockHerhanj
- Census village code367500

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

## How far is Chiru from nearby towns?

- Herhanj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Latehar (district HQ)62 km by road
- Latehar (nearest town)62 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 Chiru?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Chiru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balumagh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Latehar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Chiru known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 13% of the 603 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Chiru

Of every 100 households in Chiru in 2011, 50 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chiru · ■ Herhanj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****4%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**3%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**100%

Use banking services ****30%**

**21%

Television ****2%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****47%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**100%

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 Chiru?

■ Chiru · ■ Herhanj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**54.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1013**

**960

Working population ****35.6%**

**44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 54.7% for women. 48% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 119 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 386 (43%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 31 (3%) · **■** Marginal 368 (41%)

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 Herhanj

- Humbu2,308 people
- Harhenj1,783 people
- Nawada1,347 people
- Ghure1,343 people

[All 51 villages in Herhanj](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/latehar/herhanj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chiru?822126
- How far is Chiru from Latehar?62 km by road
- What is the population of Chiru?2,546 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chiru in?Latehar district (Herhanj sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chiru?64.4% (Census 2011)