Village · Nilambar-Pitambarpur, Palamu # Chaknawadih Chaknawadih is a village in Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822126. The 2011 Census counted 25 people in 5 households, the 113th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%. - 25 people (2011) - 5 households - 86.4% literacy - 822126 PIN code ## Chaknawadih PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Chaknawadih is 822126. Chaknawadih falls in Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 822126 - Gram panchayat Haratua - Community development block Nilambar-Pitambarpur - Census village code 366550 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chaknawadih from nearby towns? - Lesiganj (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Medininagar (district HQ) 13 km by road - Daltonganj (nearest town) 2 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chaknawadih? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Chaknawadih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Bairia - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Lesliganj - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Daltonganj - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Medininagar - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 1 h summer · 2 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chaknawadih known for? The main crops are rice. About 62% of the 21 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chaknawadih Of every 100 households in Chaknawadih in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chaknawadih · ■ Nilambar-Pitambarpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 1% - Toilet within the home 0% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 92% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 0% 11% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 80% 47% - Television 20% 7% - Mobile phone 60% 27% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 20% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 20% 46% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chaknawadih? ■ Chaknawadih · ■ Nilambar-Pitambarpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 86.4% 65.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 923 930 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 2000 944 - Working population 12.0% 36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 100.0% for men and 70.0% for women. 15% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Other work 2 (67%) · ■ Marginal 1 (33%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nilambar-Pitambarpur - Nakti 59 people - Alampur 56 people - Asalpahari 48 people - Kanauda 29 people - Babhandih 22 people - Chak Maribhang 21 people All 118 villages in Nilambar-Pitambarpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chaknawadih? 822126 - How far is Chaknawadih from Medininagar? 13 km by road - What is the population of Chaknawadih? 25 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chaknawadih in? Palamu district (Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Chaknawadih? 86.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/nilambar-pitambarpur/chaknawadih/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.