Village · Nilambar-Pitambarpur, Palamu # Harsongoa Harsongoa is a village in Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822126. The 2011 Census counted 425 people in 99 households, the 71st largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%. - 425 people (2011) - 99 households - 58.6% literacy - 822126 PIN code ## Harsongoa PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Harsongoa is 822126. Harsongoa falls in Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 822126 - Gram panchayat Chaura - Community development block Nilambar-Pitambarpur - Census village code 366498 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Harsongoa from nearby towns? - Lesliganj (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Medininagar (district HQ) 24 km by road - Daltonganj (nearest town) 24 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Harsongoa? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Harsongoa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● ATM In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Lesliganj - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Daltonganj - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Medininagar - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Harsongoa known for? The main crops are rice. About 44% of the 48 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Harsongoa Of every 100 households in Harsongoa in 2011, 13 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Harsongoa · ■ Nilambar-Pitambarpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 13% 1% - Toilet within the home 1% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 92% - Tap water 7% 4% - Drinking water within premises 1% 11% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98% - Use banking services 84% 47% - Television 3% 7% - Mobile phone 36% 27% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 57% 46% - Own their home 98% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Harsongoa? ■ Harsongoa · ■ Nilambar-Pitambarpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 58.6% 65.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 941 930 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 851 944 - Working population 54.8% 36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.0% for men and 48.8% for women. 57% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 230 (99%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nilambar-Pitambarpur - Urhulia 518 people - Chak 495 people - Kamal Keria 492 people - Goradihtoli 466 people - Maharja 423 people - Lohra 412 people - Cheri 395 people - Baraon Alias Tetardih 379 people All 118 villages in Nilambar-Pitambarpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Harsongoa? 822126 - How far is Harsongoa from Medininagar? 24 km by road - What is the population of Harsongoa? 425 (Census 2011) - Which district is Harsongoa in? Palamu district (Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Harsongoa? 58.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/nilambar-pitambarpur/harsongoa/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.