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

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Village · Nilambar-Pitambarpur, Palamu 

# Chaura

Chaura is a village in Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822118**. The 2011 Census counted **1,362 people in 306 households**, the 26th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%.

- 1,362people (2011)
- 306households
- 51.7%literacy
- 822118PIN code

## Chaura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chaura is 822118.** Chaura falls in Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822118
- Gram panchayatDinadag
- Community development blockNilambar-Pitambarpur
- Census village code366602

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

## How far is Chaura from nearby towns?

- Nilambar-Pitambarpur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Palamu (district HQ)49 km by road
- Medininagar (nearest town)29 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 Chaura?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kundri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Medininagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

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 Chaura known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 96% of the 254 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 Chaura

Of every 100 households in Chaura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chaura · ■ Nilambar-Pitambarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

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

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

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

**11%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****26%**

**47%

Television ****1%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****73%**

**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 Chaura?

■ Chaura · ■ Nilambar-Pitambarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.7%**

**65.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1060**

**944

Working population ****46.5%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.6% for men and 40.1% for women. 48% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 259 (41%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 57 (9%) · **■** Marginal 314 (50%)

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

- Itahe1,472 people
- Dhela1,433 people
- Shonsh1,378 people
- Haratua1,377 people
- Pachmo1,297 people
- Jaitukhanr1,252 people
- Bhakasi1,233 people
- Koiripatra1,209 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chaura?822118
- How far is Chaura from Palamu?49 km by road
- What is the population of Chaura?1,362 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaura in?Palamu district (Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chaura?51.7% (Census 2011)