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

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Village · Herhanj, Latehar 

# Serka

Serka is a village in Herhanj sub-district of Latehar district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822126**. The 2011 Census counted **752 people in 153 households**, the 17th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.6%.

- 752people (2011)
- 153households
- 68.8%literacy
- 822126PIN code

## Serka PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code822126
- Gram panchayatChiru
- Community development blockHerhanj
- Census village code367501

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

## How far is Serka from nearby towns?

- Herhanj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Latehar (district HQ)74 km by road
- Latehar (nearest town)74 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 Serka?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Serka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Latehar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Latehar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Serka known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 11% of the 353 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 Serka

Of every 100 households in Serka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Serka · ■ Herhanj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**21%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

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

**3%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****7%**

**21%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****70%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Serka?

■ Serka · ■ Herhanj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**54.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**960

Working population ****48.0%**

**44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 56.0% for women. 48% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 165 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (8%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 154 (43%)

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

- Hesatu957 people
- Bijra825 people
- Arahara806 people
- Bhargaon800 people
- Kenru719 people
- Mari693 people
- Chuku684 people
- Katang671 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Serka?822126
- How far is Serka from Latehar?74 km by road
- What is the population of Serka?752 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Serka in?Latehar district (Herhanj sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Serka?68.8% (Census 2011)