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

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Village · Gobindpur, Saraikela-Kharsawan 

# Pukhuria

Pukhuria is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **831002**. The 2011 Census counted **584 people in 97 households**, the 100th largest of 246 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%.

- 584people (2011)
- 97households
- 53.9%literacy
- 831002PIN code

## Pukhuria PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code831002
- Gram panchayatBijadih
- Community development blockGobindpur
- Census village code379656

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

## How far is Pukhuria from nearby towns?

- Rajnagar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Saraikela-Kharsawan (district HQ)14 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 Pukhuria?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Arjunbila
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sarikela
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sarikela
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharsawana
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 waterhand pumps, tube 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 Pukhuria known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 88% of the 150 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 Pukhuria

Of every 100 households in Pukhuria in 2011, 88 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pukhuria · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**79%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****46%**

**61%

Television ****14%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**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 Pukhuria?

■ Pukhuria · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.9%**

**63.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**969

Working population ****40.2%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.3% for men and 40.2% for women. 50% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (19%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (14%) · **■** Marginal 60 (26%)

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

- Rupanachra608 people
- Kamarbasa607 people
- Kita595 people
- Namibera585 people
- Hatnabera583 people
- Seni583 people
- Gulia581 people
- Balarampur580 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pukhuria?831002
- How far is Pukhuria from Saraikela-Kharsawan?14 km by road
- What is the population of Pukhuria?584 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pukhuria in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Gobindpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Pukhuria?53.9% (Census 2011)