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

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Village · Gobindpur, Saraikela-Kharsawan 

# Chokay

Chokay is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **831002**. The 2011 Census counted **505 people in 97 households**, the 127th largest of 246 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%.

- 505people (2011)
- 97households
- 58.7%literacy
- 831002PIN code

## Chokay PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code831002
- Gram panchayatBijadih
- Community development blockGobindpur
- Census village code379649

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

## How far is Chokay from nearby towns?

- Rajnagar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Saraikela-Kharsawana (district HQ)12 km by road
- Chaibasa (nearest town)44 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 Chokay?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chokay; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sarikela
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sarikela
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sarikela-Kharswana
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Chokay known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 26% of the 173 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 Chokay

Of every 100 households in Chokay in 2011, 94 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chokay · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**79%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**88%

Use banking services ****84%**

**61%

Television ****8%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**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 Chokay?

■ Chokay · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.7%**

**63.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**969

Working population ****74.3%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 45.1% for women. 77% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 103 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (9%) · **■** Other work 20 (5%) · **■** Marginal 218 (58%)

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

- Chheria Pahari511 people
- Ranjor511 people
- Chaunradih508 people
- Chhota Paharpur505 people
- Chailma503 people
- Asua500 people
- Saragchira499 people
- Chandankshiri494 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chokay?831002
- How far is Chokay from Saraikela-Kharsawana?12 km by road
- What is the population of Chokay?505 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chokay in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Gobindpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chokay?58.7% (Census 2011)