Village · Bandgaon, Pashchimi Singhbhum # Chhotakesel Chhotakesel is a village in Bandgaon sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code 833201. The 2011 Census counted 235 people in 34 households, the 131st largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%. - 235 people (2011) - 34 households - 88.1% literacy - 833201 PIN code ## Chhotakesel PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Chhotakesel is 833201. Chhotakesel falls in Bandgaon sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 833201 - Gram panchayat Jalasar - Community development block Bandgaon - Census village code 377062 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chhotakesel from nearby towns? - Chhota Kesel (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Chaibasa (district HQ) 100 km by road - Chakradharpur (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chhotakesel? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Chhotakesel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bandgaon - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Khunti - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ranchi - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chhotakesel known for? The main crops are rice and rabi. About 93% of the 218 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chhotakesel Of every 100 households in Chhotakesel in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Chhotakesel · ■ Bandgaon rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 18% - Toilet within the home 0% 2% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 97% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 0% 2% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 53% 49% - Television 3% 4% - Mobile phone 26% 12% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 12% 4% - Car / jeep / van 6% 0% - None of these assets 24% 37% - Own their home 91% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chhotakesel? ■ Chhotakesel · ■ Bandgaon rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 88.1% 54.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 992 1002 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1158 994 - Working population 45.1% 49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 98.0% for men and 77.9% for women. 47% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 96 (91%) · ■ Marginal 10 (9%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bandgaon - Rajbijaypur 239 people - Sinko 238 people - Baredih 237 people - Karkata 237 people - Kita 235 people - Tupdang 233 people - Kita 231 people - Tendana 231 people All 216 villages in Bandgaon ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chhotakesel? 833201 - How far is Chhotakesel from Chaibasa? 100 km by road - What is the population of Chhotakesel? 235 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chhotakesel in? Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Bandgaon sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Chhotakesel? 88.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/bandgaon/chhotakesel/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.