# Changua Village, Gobindpur, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand)

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Village · Gobindpur, Saraikela-Kharsawan 

# Changua

Changua is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **831002**. The 2011 Census counted **362 people in 79 households**, the 172nd largest of 246 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%.

- 362people (2011)
- 79households
- 78.9%literacy
- 831002PIN code

## Changua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Changua is 831002.** Changua falls in Gobindpur sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code831002
- Gram panchayatRajnagar
- Community development blockGobindpur
- Census village code379579

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

## How far is Changua from nearby towns?

- Gobindpur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Sarikela (district HQ)22 km by road
- Jamsedpur (nearest town)37 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 Changua?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Changua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rajnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamsedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Changua known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 59% of the 135 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Changua

Of every 100 households in Changua in 2011, 73 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Changua · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****53%**

**61%

Television ****33%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**11%

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 Changua?

■ Changua · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**63.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760**

**969

Working population ****56.4%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 71.8% for women. 63% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 37 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (16%) · **■** Other work 23 (11%) · **■** Marginal 111 (54%)

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 Gobindpur

- Baljori370 people
- Bariasai369 people
- Chotagidi368 people
- Songria365 people
- Madanasai359 people
- Itapokhar358 people
- Dholadih354 people
- Gondamara342 people

[All 254 villages in Gobindpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/gobindpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Changua?831002
- How far is Changua from Sarikela?22 km by road
- What is the population of Changua?362 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Changua in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Gobindpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Changua?78.9% (Census 2011)