# Jhargoan Village, Sonua, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/sonua/jhargoan/ Village · Sonua, Pashchimi Singhbhum # Jhargoan Jhargoan is a village in Sonua sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833103**. The 2011 Census counted **1,355 people in 320 households**, the 18th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.2%. - 1,355people (2011) - 320households - 64.7%literacy - 833103PIN code ## Jhargoan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Jhargoan is 833103.** Jhargoan falls in Sonua sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. - PIN code833103 - Gram panchayatBaljori - Community development blockSonua - Census village code376948 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jhargoan from nearby towns? - Sonuan (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Chaibasa (district HQ)55 km by road - Chakradharpur (nearest town)30 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 Jhargoan? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Jhargoan; 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sonuan - ○Degree college10+ km · Chakardharpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Jhargoan known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 31% of the 330 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Jhargoan Of every 100 households in Jhargoan in 2011, 45 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jhargoan · ■ Sonua rural average Electricity for lighting ****45%** **54% Toilet within the home ****2%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **94% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****32%** **47% Television ****16%** **10% Mobile phone ****11%** **18% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****18%** **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 Jhargoan? ■ Jhargoan · ■ Sonua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%** **59.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1066** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1177** **992 Working population ****58.4%** **53.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.1% for men and 52.8% for women. 60% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 111 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (6%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 58 (7%) · **■** Marginal 570 (72%) 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 - Kachapur1,390 people - Baikera1,369 people - Asantaliya1,363 people - Golmunda1,357 people - Kudaburu1,355 people - Naugaon1,345 people - Sarjamhatu1,241 people - Rajgaon1,136 people [All 107 villages in Sonua](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/sonua/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jhargoan?833103 - How far is Jhargoan from Chaibasa?55 km by road - What is the population of Jhargoan?1,355 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jhargoan in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Sonua sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Jhargoan?64.7% (Census 2011)