# Sokra Village, Chainpur, Palamu (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Chainpur, Palamu 

# Sokra

Sokra is a village in Chainpur sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822110**. The 2011 Census counted **1,021 people in 178 households**, the 73rd largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.9%.

- 1,021people (2011)
- 178households
- 62.4%literacy
- 822110PIN code

## Sokra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sokra is 822110.** Sokra falls in Chainpur sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822110
- Gram panchayatBasria Kala
- Community development blockChainpur
- Census village code366831

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

## How far is Sokra from nearby towns?

- Chainpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Medininagar (district HQ)14 km by road
- Daltonganj (nearest town)14 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 Sokra?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Sokra known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 10% of the 514 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 Sokra

Of every 100 households in Sokra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sokra · ■ Chainpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****13%**

**54%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****42%**

**33%

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 Sokra?

■ Sokra · ■ Chainpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**55.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901**

**961

Working population ****50.2%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 50.5% for women. 52% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (3%) · **■** Marginal 489 (95%)

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 Chainpur

- Bokeya Kalan1,076 people
- Hisra1,044 people
- Kundpani1,044 people
- Sarhauwa1,033 people
- Chungra Bansdih981 people
- Gangi967 people
- Kokaru958 people
- Patarhia Kalan947 people

[All 180 villages in Chainpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/chainpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sokra?822110
- How far is Sokra from Medininagar?14 km by road
- What is the population of Sokra?1,021 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sokra in?Palamu district (Chainpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sokra?62.4% (Census 2011)