# Kala Pathar Village, Ghatshila, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Ghatshila, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Kala Pathar

Kala Pathar is a village in Ghatshila sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **534 people in 116 households**, the 64th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 534people (2011)
- 116households
- 74.2%literacy
- 993females per 1,000 males

## Kala Pathar PIN code and other codes

Kala Pathar falls in Ghatshila sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- Community development blockGhatshila
- Census village code363496

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

## How far is Kala Pathar from nearby towns?

- Ghatshila (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Mango (nearest town)58 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 Kala Pathar?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kala Pathar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Kala Pathar known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 37% of the 106 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 Kala Pathar

Of every 100 households in Kala Pathar in 2011, 65 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kala Pathar · ■ Ghatshila rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**73%

Tap water ****3%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****78%**

**56%

Television ****20%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Kala Pathar?

■ Kala Pathar · ■ Ghatshila rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1613**

**983

Working population ****35.0%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 61.1% for women. 54% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (34%) · **■** Household industry 44 (24%) · **■** Other work 28 (15%) · **■** Marginal 5 (3%)

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 Ghatshila

- Dhakpathar545 people
- Ghotiduba545 people
- Phuljhor545 people
- Bhumrudi540 people
- Kenduaposhi534 people
- Kamarigora529 people
- Edalbera524 people
- Putru496 people

[All 157 villages in Ghatshila](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/ghatshila/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kala Pathar from Jamshedpur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Kala Pathar?534 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kala Pathar in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Ghatshila sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kala Pathar?74.2% (Census 2011)