# Kuju Village, Gobindpur, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/gobindpur/kuju/ Village · Gobindpur, Saraikela-Kharsawan # Kuju Kuju is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,225 people in 242 households**, the 11th largest of 246 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%. - 1,225people (2011) - 242households - 64.1%literacy - 833201PIN code ## Kuju PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kuju is 833201.** Kuju falls in Gobindpur sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand. - PIN code833201 - Gram panchayatKuju - Community development blockGobindpur - Census village code379679 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kuju from nearby towns? - Rajnagar (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Sarikela-Kharswana (district HQ)24 km by road - Chaibasa (nearest town)8 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 Kuju? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kuju; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chailiyama - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chaibasa - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chaibasa - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Kuju known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 42% of the 591 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 Kuju Of every 100 households in Kuju in 2011, 69 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kuju · ■ Gobindpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****69%** **79% Toilet within the home ****5%** **3% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **96% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **88% Use banking services ****55%** **61% Television ****35%** **17% Mobile phone ****46%** **31% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****21%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **11% Own their home ****98%** **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 Kuju? ■ Kuju · ■ Gobindpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%** **63.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963** **969 Working population ****37.0%** **43.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.6% for men and 51.6% for women. 54% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 68 (15%) · **■** Marginal 375 (83%) 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 - Gengeruri1,366 people - Dhuripada1,347 people - Tengrani1,262 people - Bara Kunabera1,232 people - Bara Kadal1,192 people - Matkumbera1,183 people - Gangdesai1,177 people - Bana1,161 people [All 254 villages in Gobindpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/gobindpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kuju?833201 - How far is Kuju from Sarikela-Kharswana?24 km by road - What is the population of Kuju?1,225 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kuju in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Gobindpur sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Kuju?64.1% (Census 2011)