# Gelua Village, Kuchai, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand)

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Village · Kuchai, Saraikela-Kharsawan 

# Gelua

Gelua is a village in Kuchai sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833216**. The 2011 Census counted **666 people in 143 households**, the 34th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 666people (2011)
- 143households
- 35.6%literacy
- 833216PIN code

## Gelua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gelua is 833216.** Gelua falls in Kuchai sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code833216
- Gram panchayatRolshatu
- Community development blockKuchai
- Census village code378617

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

## How far is Gelua from nearby towns?

- Kuchai (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Seraikela-Kharsawan (district HQ)50 km by road
- Seraikela (nearest town)70 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 Gelua?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gelua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sarikela
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saraikela
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharsawana
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Gelua known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 75% of the 439 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 Gelua

Of every 100 households in Gelua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gelua · ■ Kuchai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****20%**

**60%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Gelua?

■ Gelua · ■ Kuchai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.6%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**946

Working population ****59.6%**

**50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.5% for men and 20.5% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 393 (99%)

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 Kuchai

- Korra765 people
- Raisindri Pahar763 people
- Barasegoi749 people
- Dango669 people
- Chotabandi663 people
- Kumai640 people
- Surabera636 people
- Puniburi630 people

[All 100 villages in Kuchai](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/kuchai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gelua?833216
- How far is Gelua from Seraikela-Kharsawan?50 km by road
- What is the population of Gelua?666 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gelua in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Kuchai sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gelua?35.6% (Census 2011)