# Chokshol Village, Gurbandha, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Gurbandha, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Chokshol

Chokshol is a village in Gurbandha sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **593 people in 147 households**, the 28th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 593people (2011)
- 147households
- 69.5%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Chokshol PIN code and other codes

Chokshol falls in Gurbandha sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- Community development blockGurbandha
- Census village code364172

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

## How far is Chokshol from nearby towns?

- Jamshedpur (district HQ)38 km by road
- Jugsalai (nearest town)40 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 Chokshol?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Chokshol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Paraspur
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhalbhumgarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Chokshol known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 43% of the 184 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chokshol

Of every 100 households in Chokshol in 2011, 99 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chokshol · ■ Gurbandha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**98%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****90%**

**45%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****46%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****0%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Chokshol?

■ Chokshol · ■ Gurbandha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1044**

**933

Working population ****64.1%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 59.4% for women. 65% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 367 (97%)

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 Gurbandha

- Kashiyabera633 people
- Hariyan631 people
- Panrra Pathar626 people
- Manda605 people
- Naikanshol561 people
- Jiyan560 people
- Tal Pathar Para544 people
- Kenduapal512 people

[All 93 villages in Gurbandha](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/gurbandha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chokshol from Jamshedpur?38 km by road
- What is the population of Chokshol?593 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chokshol in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Gurbandha sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chokshol?69.5% (Census 2011)