Village · Baharagora, Purbi Singhbhum
# Chhotatarua

Chhotatarua is a village in Baharagora sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code 832101. The 2011 Census counted 248 people in 54 households, the 207th largest of 359 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.
- 248 people (2011)
- 54 households
- 82.7% literacy
- 832101 PIN code

## Chhotatarua PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chhotatarua is 832101. Chhotatarua falls in Baharagora sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 832101
- Gram panchayat Chhota Puruliya
- Community development block Baharagora
- Census village code 364602

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chhotatarua from nearby towns?
- Jamshedpur (district HQ) 120 km by road
- Chakulia (nearest town) 126 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chhotatarua?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chhotatarua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Chormundi
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Namabasan
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Namabasan
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Namabasan
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chhotatarua known for?

The main crops are rice. About 59% of the 28 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Chhotatarua

Of every 100 households in Chhotatarua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhotatarua · ■ Baharagora rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 78%
- Toilet within the home 58% 15%
- No toilet (open defecation) 42% 84%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 53% 21%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 6% 92%
- Use banking services 60% 57%
- Television 21% 18%
- Mobile phone 51% 29%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 26% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 8% 20%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chhotatarua?

■ Chhotatarua · ■ Baharagora rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 82.7% 64.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 960
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 944
- Working population 33.1% 44.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 80.9% for women. 50% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 21 (26%) · ■ Other work 16 (20%) · ■ Marginal 45 (55%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Baharagora
- Jarliya 255 people
- Mahulbarai 252 people
- Jamshol 250 people
- Jaypura 250 people
- Kenduabandi 244 people
- Jamirdiha 239 people
- Dubrajpur 235 people
- Poti Kathaliya 235 people

All 451 villages in Baharagora

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chhotatarua? 832101
- How far is Chhotatarua from Jamshedpur? 120 km by road
- What is the population of Chhotatarua? 248 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhotatarua in? Purbi Singhbhum district (Baharagora sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chhotatarua? 82.7% (Census 2011)

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