# Otar Village, Bandgaon, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/bandgaon/otar/ Village · Bandgaon, Pashchimi Singhbhum # Otar Otar is a village in Bandgaon sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833201**. The 2011 Census counted **2,705 people in 570 households**, the 2nd largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%. - 2,705people (2011) - 570households - 62.7%literacy - 833201PIN code ## Otar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Otar is 833201.** Otar falls in Bandgaon sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. - PIN code833201 - Gram panchayatOtar - Community development blockBandgaon - Census village code377041 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Otar from nearby towns? - Bandgano (sub-district HQ)55 km by road - Chaibasa (district HQ)35 km by road - Chakradharpur (nearest town)10 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 Otar? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Otar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Goilkera - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chakrdharpur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chakrdharpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 h winter 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 Otar known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 42% of the 466 hectares of village land is sown, and 144 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Otar Of every 100 households in Otar in 2011, 5 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Otar · ■ Bandgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****5%** **18% Toilet within the home ****3%** **2% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **97% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **2% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****57%** **49% Television ****2%** **4% Mobile phone ****26%** **12% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****29%** **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 Otar? ■ Otar · ■ Bandgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%** **54.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995** **1002 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143** **994 Working population ****49.6%** **49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.8% for men and 46.0% for women. 51% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 56 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (0%) · **■** Household industry 54 (4%) · **■** Other work 111 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1,117 (83%) 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 - Karaikella4,447 people - Janoa1,544 people - Nakti1,454 people - Naru Pada1,415 people - Hurangia1,298 people [All 216 villages in Bandgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/bandgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Otar?833201 - How far is Otar from Chaibasa?35 km by road - What is the population of Otar?2,705 (Census 2011) - Which district is Otar in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Bandgaon sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Otar?62.7% (Census 2011)