# Chiru Village, Chhatarpur, Palamu (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/chhatarpur/chiru/ Village · Chhatarpur, Palamu # Chiru Chiru is a village in Chhatarpur sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822113**. The 2011 Census counted **5,133 people in 820 households**, the 3rd largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%. - 5,133people (2011) - 820households - 54.9%literacy - 822113PIN code ## Chiru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chiru is 822113.** Chiru falls in Chhatarpur sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand. - PIN code822113 - Gram panchayatChiru - Community development blockChhatarpur - Census village code365550 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? - Dhatapur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Medininagar (district HQ)55 km by road - Daltonganj (nearest town)55 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? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Chiru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chattarpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Daltonganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Daltonganj - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)1 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 Chiru known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 48% of the 462 hectares of village land is sown. 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, 7 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chiru · ■ Chhatarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****7%** **12% Toilet within the home ****1%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **95% Tap water ****4%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****45%** **44% Television ****3%** **5% Mobile phone ****42%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****32%** **38% 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 Chiru? ■ Chiru · ■ Chhatarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.9%** **57.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966** **960 Working population ****30.3%** **37.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.7% for men and 43.9% for women. 45% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 191 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 410 (26%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 135 (9%) · **■** Marginal 809 (52%) 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 Chhatarpur - Masihani6,403 people - Dali5,633 people - Kachanpur3,967 people - Chhatarpur3,925 people - Munkeri3,843 people - Bara3,342 people [All 142 villages in Chhatarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/chhatarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chiru?822113 - How far is Chiru from Medininagar?55 km by road - What is the population of Chiru?5,133 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chiru in?Palamu district (Chhatarpur sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Chiru?54.9% (Census 2011)