Village · Bishrampur, Palamu
# Ketat Kalan

Ketat Kalan is a village in Bishrampur sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822124. The 2011 Census counted 2,612 people in 370 households, the 4th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.5%.
- 2,612 people (2011)
- 370 households
- 85.5% literacy
- 822124 PIN code

## Ketat Kalan PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Ketat Kalan is 822124. Ketat Kalan falls in Bishrampur sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 822124
- Gram panchayat Ketat Kalan
- Community development block Bishrampur
- Census village code 365753

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Ketat Kalan from nearby towns?
- Bishrampur (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Palamu (district HQ) 32 km by road
- Garhwa (nearest town) 13 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Ketat Kalan?

27 services counted by the Census are inside Ketat Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● ITI / vocational school In village · 1 private
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Railway station In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ATM In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bishrampur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Garhwa
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ketat Kalan known for?

The main crops are rice and pulse. About 23% of the 281 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Ketat Kalan

Of every 100 households in Ketat Kalan in 2011, 90 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ketat Kalan · ■ Bishrampur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 90% 40%
- Toilet within the home 21% 7%
- No toilet (open defecation) 79% 92%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 14% 18%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 88% 97%
- Use banking services 74% 59%
- Television 46% 24%
- Mobile phone 59% 55%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 17% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 1%
- None of these assets 16% 25%
- Own their home 98% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Ketat Kalan?

■ Ketat Kalan · ■ Bishrampur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 85.5% 66.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 918 930
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 902 954
- Working population 27.2% 33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 76.4% for women. 44% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 88 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 13 (2%) · ■ Household industry 21 (3%) · ■ Other work 250 (35%) · ■ Marginal 338 (48%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bishrampur
- Lalgara 4,512 people
- Sigsigi 3,411 people
- Tolra 2,856 people
- Bhandar 2,537 people
- Ghasidag 2,294 people
- Kauria 2,180 people
- Bagh Mandwa 2,060 people

All 65 villages in Bishrampur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Ketat Kalan? 822124
- How far is Ketat Kalan from Palamu? 32 km by road
- What is the population of Ketat Kalan? 2,612 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ketat Kalan in? Palamu district (Bishrampur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Ketat Kalan? 85.5% (Census 2011)

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