# Edal Village, Gobindpur, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/gobindpur/edal/ Village · Gobindpur, Saraikela-Kharsawan # Edal Edal is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **831002**. The 2011 Census counted **1,681 people in 356 households**, the 4th largest of 246 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%. - 1,681people (2011) - 356households - 73.6%literacy - 831002PIN code ## Edal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Edal is 831002.** Edal falls in Gobindpur sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand. - PIN code831002 - Gram panchayatEdal - Community development blockGobindpur - Census village code379553 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Edal from nearby towns? - Sarikela (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Sarikela (district HQ)35 km by road - Jamshedpur (nearest town)42 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 Edal? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Edal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chotanagpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Edal known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 32% of the 284 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Edal Of every 100 households in Edal in 2011, 77 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Edal · ■ Gobindpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **79% Toilet within the home ****4%** **3% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **96% Tap water ****40%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%** **88% Use banking services ****67%** **61% Television ****26%** **17% Mobile phone ****41%** **31% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****20%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **11% Own their home ****97%** **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 Edal? ■ Edal · ■ Gobindpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%** **63.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **969 Working population ****33.7%** **43.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.7% for men and 62.9% for women. 53% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 124 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (19%) · **■** Other work 325 (57%) · **■** Marginal 11 (2%) 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 - Rajnagar1,806 people - Hesal1,730 people - Jumal1,699 people - Gobindpur1,577 people - Jambani1,412 people - Gengeruri1,366 people - Dhuripada1,347 people [All 254 villages in Gobindpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/gobindpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Edal?831002 - How far is Edal from Sarikela?35 km by road - What is the population of Edal?1,681 (Census 2011) - Which district is Edal in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Gobindpur sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Edal?73.6% (Census 2011)