Village · Ghatshila, Purbi Singhbhum
# Tamakpal

Tamakpal is a village in Ghatshila sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code 832303. The 2011 Census counted 1,208 people in 266 households, the 18th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.
- 1,208 people (2011)
- 266 households
- 68.7% literacy
- 832303 PIN code

## Tamakpal PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Tamakpal is 832303. Tamakpal falls in Ghatshila sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 832303
- Gram panchayat Kasida
- Community development block Ghatshila
- Census village code 363550

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

## How far is Tamakpal from nearby towns?
- Ghatshila (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Purbi Singhbhum (district HQ) 45 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town) 45 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Tamakpal?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Tamakpal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Jharkhand
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Ghatshila
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 2 h summer · 2 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Tamakpal known for?

The main crops are rice. About 4% of the 461 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Tamakpal

Of every 100 households in Tamakpal in 2011, 83 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Tamakpal · ■ Ghatshila rural average
- Electricity for lighting 83% 77%
- Toilet within the home 38% 27%
- No toilet (open defecation) 62% 73%
- Tap water 1% 7%
- Drinking water within premises 13% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 87% 94%
- Use banking services 68% 56%
- Television 24% 20%
- Mobile phone 38% 30%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 12% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 23% 18%
- Own their home 97% 97%

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

## What is the population of Tamakpal?

■ Tamakpal · ■ Ghatshila rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.7% 64.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 948 984
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 835 983
- Working population 35.1% 43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 58.4% for women. 50% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 47 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 22 (5%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 290 (68%) · ■ Marginal 59 (14%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Ghatshila
- Jarisa 1,266 people
- Baki 1,253 people
- Kalchiti 1,241 people
- Baghuriya 1,221 people
- Chandrarekha 1,174 people
- Kalajhor 1,113 people
- Narsinghpur 1,087 people
- Amainagar 1,079 people

All 157 villages in Ghatshila

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Tamakpal? 832303
- How far is Tamakpal from Purbi Singhbhum? 45 km by road
- What is the population of Tamakpal? 1,208 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tamakpal in? Purbi Singhbhum district (Ghatshila sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Tamakpal? 68.7% (Census 2011)

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