# Taira Village, Sonua, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Sonua, Pashchimi Singhbhum 

# Taira

Taira is a village in Sonua sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833102**. The 2011 Census counted **1,977 people in 425 households**, the 7th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.2%.

- 1,977people (2011)
- 425households
- 56.1%literacy
- 833102PIN code

## Taira PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code833102
- Gram panchayatDewanbir
- Community development blockSonua
- Census village code376867

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

## How far is Taira from nearby towns?

- Sonua (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- P.Singhbhum (district HQ)40 km by road
- Chakradharpur (nearest town)18 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 Taira?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Taira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sonua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chakardharpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chakardharpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Taira known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 37% of the 428 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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 Taira

Of every 100 households in Taira in 2011, 54 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Taira · ■ Sonua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**54%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

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

**4%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****43%**

**47%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****21%**

**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 Taira?

■ Taira · ■ Sonua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%**

**59.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**992

Working population ****52.0%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.9% for men and 42.6% for women. 55% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 366 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (12%) · **■** Other work 40 (4%) · **■** Marginal 500 (49%)

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

- Gobindpur2,758 people
- Dewanbir2,425 people
- Bhalurangi2,026 people
- Beljori2,023 people
- Lonjo1,892 people
- Sonapos1,692 people
- Punipada1,575 people
- Kankoa1,565 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Taira?833102
- How far is Taira from P.Singhbhum?40 km by road
- What is the population of Taira?1,977 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taira in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Sonua sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Taira?56.1% (Census 2011)