Village · Chandil, Saraikela-Kharsawan
# Chhota Lakha

Chhota Lakha is a village in Chandil sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code 832401. The 2011 Census counted 1,611 people in 367 households, the 21st largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.
- 1,611 people (2011)
- 367 households
- 62.4% literacy
- 832401 PIN code

## Chhota Lakha PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chhota Lakha is 832401. Chhota Lakha falls in Chandil sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 832401
- Gram panchayat Bhadudih
- Community development block Chandil
- Census village code 378844

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

## How far is Chhota Lakha from nearby towns?
- Chandil (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Seraikela (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town) 42 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Chhota Lakha?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Railway station In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop 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 · Chandil
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chhota Lakha known for?

The main crops are rice. About 8% of the 268 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chhota Lakha

Of every 100 households in Chhota Lakha in 2011, 69 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chhota Lakha · ■ Chandil rural average
- Electricity for lighting 69% 57%
- Toilet within the home 9% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 91% 89%
- Tap water 10% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 19% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 71% 87%
- Use banking services 74% 54%
- Television 40% 23%
- Mobile phone 40% 38%
- Computer with internet 3% 1%
- Two-wheeler 26% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 8% 23%
- Own their home 84% 94%

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

## What is the population of Chhota Lakha?

■ Chhota Lakha · ■ Chandil rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.4% 64.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1006 956
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1093 943
- Working population 37.6% 40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 49.6% for women. 51% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 3 (0%) · ■ Farm labourers 46 (8%) · ■ Household industry 25 (4%) · ■ Other work 194 (32%) · ■ Marginal 337 (56%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Chandil
- Dhunaburu 1,843 people
- Jhabri 1,721 people
- Karnidih 1,682 people
- Katjor 1,635 people
- Chauka 1,492 people
- Saharbera 1,492 people
- Singati 1,423 people
- Dinai 1,363 people

All 104 villages in Chandil

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chhota Lakha? 832401
- How far is Chhota Lakha from Seraikela? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Chhota Lakha? 1,611 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhota Lakha in? Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Chandil sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chhota Lakha? 62.4% (Census 2011)

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