# Chak Village, Nilambar-Pitambarpur, Palamu (Jharkhand)

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Village · Nilambar-Pitambarpur, Palamu 

# Chak

Chak is a village in Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822126**. The 2011 Census counted **495 people in 115 households**, the 68th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%.

- 495people (2011)
- 115households
- 71.5%literacy
- 822126PIN code

## Chak PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chak is 822126.** Chak falls in Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822126
- Gram panchayatNaudiha
- Community development blockNilambar-Pitambarpur
- Census village code366516

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

## How far is Chak from nearby towns?

- Lesliganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Medininagar (district HQ)23 km by road
- Daltonganj (nearest town)23 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 Chak?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lesliganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 4 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 Chak known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 89% of the 59 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 Chak

Of every 100 households in Chak in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chak · ■ Nilambar-Pitambarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**8%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**11%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****83%**

**47%

Television ****13%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**46%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chak?

■ Chak · ■ Nilambar-Pitambarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**65.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**944

Working population ****51.1%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 58.0% for women. 53% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 63 (25%) · **■** Marginal 165 (65%)

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 Nilambar-Pitambarpur

- Jhagarpur561 people
- Pahari Kalan552 people
- Sohgora545 people
- Urhulia518 people
- Kamal Keria492 people
- Goradihtoli466 people
- Harsongoa425 people
- Maharja423 people

[All 118 villages in Nilambar-Pitambarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/nilambar-pitambarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chak?822126
- How far is Chak from Medininagar?23 km by road
- What is the population of Chak?495 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak in?Palamu district (Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chak?71.5% (Census 2011)