# Chama Village, Medininagar, Palamu (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Medininagar, Palamu 

# Chama

Chama is a village in Medininagar sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822132**. The 2011 Census counted **414 people in 85 households**, the 40th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 414people (2011)
- 85households
- 74.7%literacy
- 822132PIN code

## Chama PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chama is 822132.** Chama falls in Medininagar sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822132
- Gram panchayatPolpolkala
- Community development blockMedininagar
- Census village code366654

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

## How far is Chama from nearby towns?

- Medininagar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Medininagar (district HQ)20 km by road
- Medininagar (nearest town)20 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 Chama?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Medininagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Chama known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 15% of the 101 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Chama

Of every 100 households in Chama in 2011, 34 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chama · ■ Medininagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**17%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****48%**

**56%

Television ****14%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Chama?

■ Chama · ■ Medininagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1129**

**895

Working population ****28.3%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 63.1% for women. 44% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (10%) · **■** Marginal 104 (89%)

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 Medininagar

- Kishunpur586 people
- Chak Barewa538 people
- Sembhuchak514 people
- Sonpurwa486 people
- Kasia404 people
- Bakoia397 people
- Duba292 people
- Hutar219 people

[All 53 villages in Medininagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/medininagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chama?822132
- How far is Chama from Medininagar?20 km by road
- What is the population of Chama?414 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chama in?Palamu district (Medininagar sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chama?74.7% (Census 2011)