# Pitakolang Village, Kharsawan, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand)

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Village · Kharsawan, Saraikela-Kharsawan 

# Pitakolang

Pitakolang is a village in Kharsawan sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833201**. The 2011 Census counted **778 people in 152 households**, the 37th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%.

- 778people (2011)
- 152households
- 61.3%literacy
- 833201PIN code

## Pitakolang PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pitakolang is 833201.** Pitakolang falls in Kharsawan sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code833201
- Gram panchayatTelaidih
- Community development blockKharsawan
- Census village code378645

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

## How far is Pitakolang from nearby towns?

- Kharsawan (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Seraikela Kharsawan (district HQ)38 km by road
- Seraikela (nearest town)35 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 Pitakolang?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Pitakolang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chakardharpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chakardharpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chakardharpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Pitakolang known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 95% of the 228 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Pitakolang

Of every 100 households in Pitakolang in 2011, 97 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pitakolang · ■ Kharsawan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**74%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**8%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****46%**

**71%

Television ****17%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**17%

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 Pitakolang?

■ Pitakolang · ■ Kharsawan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**65.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****781**

**947

Working population ****44.6%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 45.1% for women. 47% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (14%) · **■** Marginal 219 (63%)

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 Kharsawan

- Pundidah827 people
- Deoli814 people
- Potobera811 people
- Udhria791 people
- Sauntari777 people
- Pirki772 people
- Khamardih767 people
- Asantalia755 people

[All 134 villages in Kharsawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/kharsawan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pitakolang?833201
- How far is Pitakolang from Seraikela Kharsawan?38 km by road
- What is the population of Pitakolang?778 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pitakolang in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Kharsawan sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Pitakolang?61.3% (Census 2011)