# Keadchalam Village, Khuntpani, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Khuntpani, Pashchimi Singhbhum 

# Keadchalam

Keadchalam is a village in Khuntpani sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,606 people in 305 households**, the 7th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.

- 1,606people (2011)
- 305households
- 44.5%literacy
- 833201PIN code

## Keadchalam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Keadchalam is 833201.** Keadchalam falls in Khuntpani sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code833201
- Gram panchayatKeadchalom
- Community development blockKhuntpani
- Census village code377481

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

## How far is Keadchalam from nearby towns?

- Khuntpani (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Pashchimi Singhbhum (district HQ)19 km by road
- Chaibasa (nearest town)11 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 Keadchalam?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Keadchalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharsawa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Keadchalam known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 45% of the 543 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 Keadchalam

Of every 100 households in Keadchalam in 2011, 45 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Keadchalam · ■ Khuntpani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**97%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**2%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****17%**

**31%

Television ****6%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****23%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Keadchalam?

■ Keadchalam · ■ Khuntpani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.5%**

**55.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1088**

**1022

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1030**

**978

Working population ****38.6%**

**43.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.4% for men and 31.8% for women. 45% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 191 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (8%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 176 (28%) · **■** Marginal 201 (32%)

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 Khuntpani

- Bara Lagia2,044 people
- Dopai1,998 people
- Bing1,988 people
- Pandabir1,788 people
- Purnia1,579 people
- Unchdih1,486 people
- Matkobera1,451 people
- Ruidih1,435 people

[All 116 villages in Khuntpani](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/khuntpani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Keadchalam?833201
- How far is Keadchalam from Pashchimi Singhbhum?19 km by road
- What is the population of Keadchalam?1,606 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keadchalam in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Khuntpani sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Keadchalam?44.5% (Census 2011)
