# Golmunda Village, Sonua, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Sonua, Pashchimi Singhbhum 

# Golmunda

Golmunda is a village in Sonua sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833102**. The 2011 Census counted **1,357 people in 276 households**, the 17th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.2%.

- 1,357people (2011)
- 276households
- 69.3%literacy
- 833102PIN code

## Golmunda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Golmunda is 833102.** Golmunda falls in Sonua sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code833102
- Gram panchayatGolmunda
- Community development blockSonua
- Census village code376866

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

## How far is Golmunda from nearby towns?

- Sonua (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Chaibasa (district HQ)43 km by road
- Chakradharpur (nearest town)16 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 Golmunda?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Golmunda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sonua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chakardharpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chakardharpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Golmunda known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 45% of the 340 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Golmunda

Of every 100 households in Golmunda in 2011, 37 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Golmunda · ■ Sonua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**94%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****52%**

**47%

Television ****5%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****34%**

**31%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Golmunda?

■ Golmunda · ■ Sonua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**59.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872**

**992

Working population ****53.1%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 54.9% for women. 53% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 110 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 247 (34%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 31 (4%) · **■** Marginal 329 (46%)

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 Sonua

- Brindaban1,397 people
- Kachapur1,390 people
- Baikera1,369 people
- Asantaliya1,363 people
- Jhargoan1,355 people
- Kudaburu1,355 people
- Naugaon1,345 people
- Sarjamhatu1,241 people

[All 107 villages in Sonua](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/sonua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Golmunda?833102
- How far is Golmunda from Chaibasa?43 km by road
- What is the population of Golmunda?1,357 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Golmunda in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Sonua sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Golmunda?69.3% (Census 2011)
