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

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Village · Gobindpur, Saraikela-Kharsawan 

# Richituka

Richituka is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **831002**. The 2011 Census counted **631 people in 122 households**, the 85th largest of 246 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%.

- 631people (2011)
- 122households
- 65.0%literacy
- 831002PIN code

## Richituka PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code831002
- Gram panchayatBando
- Community development blockGobindpur
- Census village code379623

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

## How far is Richituka from nearby towns?

- Rajnagar (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Sarikela-Kharswana (district HQ)18 km by road
- Chaibasa (nearest town)28 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 Richituka?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Richituka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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 · Chaibasa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Richituka known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 51% of the 212 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 Richituka

Of every 100 households in Richituka in 2011, 92 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Richituka · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****75%**

**61%

Television ****15%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**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 Richituka?

■ Richituka · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%**

**63.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1125**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1022**

**969

Working population ****52.8%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 50.7% for women. 49% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 27 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 293 (88%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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

- Gura638 people
- Jarkan638 people
- Bara Khiri631 people
- Dholadih631 people
- Antusahi630 people
- Natairuri630 people
- Sanjar624 people
- Sonardi624 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Richituka?831002
- How far is Richituka from Sarikela-Kharswana?18 km by road
- What is the population of Richituka?631 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Richituka in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Gobindpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Richituka?65.0% (Census 2011)
