# Chaura Village, Patamda, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Patamda, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Chaura

Chaura is a village in Patamda sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **886 people in 186 households**, the 36th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 886people (2011)
- 186households
- 62.2%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Chaura PIN code and other codes

Chaura falls in Patamda sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatMahulbani
- Community development blockPatamda
- Census village code363263

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

## How far is Chaura from nearby towns?

- Patamda (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Mango (nearest town)33 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 Chaura?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Patmda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Chaura known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include tamater. About 11% of the 580 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Chaura

Of every 100 households in Chaura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chaura · ■ Patamda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****24%**

**45%

Television ****8%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chaura?

■ Chaura · ■ Patamda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018**

**953

Working population ****60.0%**

**50.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 47.5% for women. 62% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 33 (6%) · **■** Marginal 495 (93%)

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 Patamda

- Dhusra993 people
- Indatanr981 people
- Rangatanr Or Bidyadhangrapur952 people
- Dhadkidih932 people
- Charak Pathar865 people
- Pawanpur865 people
- Bansgarh854 people
- Ghaghra851 people

[All 89 villages in Patamda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/patamda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chaura from Jamshedpur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Chaura?886 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaura in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Patamda sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chaura?62.2% (Census 2011)