# Chauka Village, Chandil, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/chandil/chauka/ Village · Chandil, Saraikela-Kharsawan # Chauka Chauka is a village in Chandil sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832404**. The 2011 Census counted **1,492 people in 366 households**, the 22nd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%. - 1,492people (2011) - 366households - 81.0%literacy - 832404PIN code ## Chauka PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chauka is 832404.** Chauka falls in Chandil sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand. - PIN code832404 - Gram panchayatChowka - Community development blockChandil - Census village code378783 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chauka from nearby towns? - Chandil (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Sarikela - Kharswana (district HQ)50 km by road - Jamshedpur (nearest town)50 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 Chauka? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Chauka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chandil - ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharsawana - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Chauka known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 19% of the 126 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Chauka Of every 100 households in Chauka in 2011, 62 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Chauka · ■ Chandil rural average Electricity for lighting ****62%** **57% Toilet within the home ****4%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **89% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **87% Use banking services ****84%** **54% Television ****52%** **23% Mobile phone ****63%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****16%** **23% Own their home ****88%** **94% 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 Chauka? ■ Chauka · ■ Chandil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%** **64.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913** **956 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835** **943 Working population ****25.0%** **40.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.2% for men and 69.9% for women. 44% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 143 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 144 (39%) · **■** Marginal 82 (22%) 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 Chandil - Jhabri1,721 people - Karnidih1,682 people - Katjor1,635 people - Chhota Lakha1,611 people - Saharbera1,492 people - Singati1,423 people - Dinai1,363 people - Raotora1,348 people [All 104 villages in Chandil](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/chandil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chauka?832404 - How far is Chauka from Sarikela - Kharswana?50 km by road - What is the population of Chauka?1,492 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chauka in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Chandil sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Chauka?81.0% (Census 2011)