# Erkora Village, Bandgaon, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Bandgaon, Pashchimi Singhbhum 

# Erkora

Erkora is a village in Bandgaon sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835216**. The 2011 Census counted **109 people in 22 households**, the 186th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 109people (2011)
- 22households
- 57.5%literacy
- 835216PIN code

## Erkora PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Erkora is 835216.** Erkora falls in Bandgaon sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835216
- Gram panchayatChampada
- Community development blockBandgaon
- Census village code377107

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

## How far is Erkora from nearby towns?

- Bandgaon (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Chaibasa (district HQ)74 km by road
- Chakradarpur (nearest town)44 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 Erkora?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Erkora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bandgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chakhardharpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Erkora known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 29% of the 45 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 Erkora

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

■ Erkora · ■ Bandgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**97%

Tap water ****23%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****50%**

**49%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****59%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Erkora?

■ Erkora · ■ Bandgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****847**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****611**

**994

Working population ****46.8%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 33.3% for women. 41% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 39 (76%) · **■** Marginal 12 (24%)

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 Bandgaon

- Kumur125 people
- Kitapir120 people
- Sankai116 people
- Dighi115 people
- Bobonga108 people
- Guiri108 people
- Saridiri107 people
- Bahabura106 people

[All 216 villages in Bandgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/bandgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Erkora?835216
- How far is Erkora from Chaibasa?74 km by road
- What is the population of Erkora?109 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Erkora in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Bandgaon sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Erkora?57.5% (Census 2011)