# Jarakel Village, Sonua, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Sonua, Pashchimi Singhbhum 

# Jarakel

Jarakel is a village in Sonua sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833105**. The 2011 Census counted **651 people in 131 households**, the 46th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.2%.

- 651people (2011)
- 131households
- 43.1%literacy
- 833105PIN code

## Jarakel PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jarakel is 833105.** Jarakel falls in Sonua sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code833105
- Gram panchayatBoikera
- Community development blockSonua
- Census village code376930

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

## How far is Jarakel from nearby towns?

- Chaibasa (district HQ)62 km by road
- Chakradharpur (nearest town)39 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 Jarakel?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sonuan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chakardharpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Jarakel known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 47% of the 223 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 Jarakel

Of every 100 households in Jarakel in 2011, 73 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jarakel · ■ Sonua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**54%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****71%**

**47%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****9%**

**31%

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 Jarakel?

■ Jarakel · ■ Sonua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.1%**

**59.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883**

**992

Working population ****54.4%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.0% for men and 25.8% for women. 53% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 226 (64%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 123 (35%)

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

- Kasruan692 people
- Baidmara671 people
- Lota670 people
- Raghui667 people
- Kulundu646 people
- Bhutnasa640 people
- Nilaigot640 people
- Dalki638 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jarakel?833105
- How far is Jarakel from Chaibasa?62 km by road
- What is the population of Jarakel?651 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jarakel in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Sonua sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Jarakel?43.1% (Census 2011)