# Kalajharna Village, Gobindpur, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/gobindpur/kalajharna/ Village · Gobindpur, Saraikela-Kharsawan # Kalajharna Kalajharna is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **831002**. The 2011 Census counted **1,157 people in 195 households**, the 16th largest of 246 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%. - 1,157people (2011) - 195households - 57.0%literacy - 831002PIN code ## Kalajharna PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalajharna is 831002.** Kalajharna falls in Gobindpur sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand. - PIN code831002 - Gram panchayatRajnagar - Community development blockGobindpur - Census village code379611 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalajharna from nearby towns? - Rajnagar (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Sarikela (district HQ)24 km by road - Jamshedpur (nearest town)40 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 Kalajharna? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Kalajharna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rajnagar - ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 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 and tanks / ponds - 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 Kalajharna known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 40% of the 239 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Kalajharna Of every 100 households in Kalajharna in 2011, 100 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kalajharna · ■ Gobindpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **79% Toilet within the home ****1%** **3% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **96% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **88% Use banking services ****100%** **61% Television ****40%** **17% Mobile phone ****47%** **31% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****20%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **11% Own their home ****99%** **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 Kalajharna? ■ Kalajharna · ■ Gobindpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%** **63.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033** **969 Working population ****30.3%** **43.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.9% for men and 43.3% for women. 53% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 141 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (34%) · **■** Household industry 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 65 (19%) · **■** Marginal 17 (5%) 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 - Bara Kadal1,192 people - Matkumbera1,183 people - Gangdesai1,177 people - Bana1,161 people - Tumung1,062 people - Dandu1,039 people - Letoteril1,035 people - Kushnopur1,025 people [All 254 villages in Gobindpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/gobindpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalajharna?831002 - How far is Kalajharna from Sarikela?24 km by road - What is the population of Kalajharna?1,157 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalajharna in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Gobindpur sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Kalajharna?57.0% (Census 2011)