# Chara Village, Kukru, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand)

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Village · Kukru, Saraikela-Kharsawan 

# Chara

Chara is a village in Kukru sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832403**. The 2011 Census counted **4,032 people in 680 households**, the 2nd largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 4,032people (2011)
- 680households
- 60.5%literacy
- 832403PIN code

## Chara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chara is 832403.** Chara falls in Kukru sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code832403
- Gram panchayatChora
- Community development blockKukru
- Census village code378989

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

## How far is Chara from nearby towns?

- Kukru (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Seraikela (district HQ)70 km by road
- Jamshedpur (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 Chara?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Chara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tumtumi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chandil
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Chara known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 34% of the 580 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Chara

Of every 100 households in Chara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chara · ■ Kukru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**97%

Tap water ****22%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**100%

Use banking services ****33%**

**48%

Television ****3%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**27%

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 Chara?

■ Chara · ■ Kukru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.5%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**933

Working population ****39.2%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 45.8% for women. 52% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 270 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 373 (24%) · **■** Household industry 69 (4%) · **■** Other work 384 (24%) · **■** Marginal 485 (31%)

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 Kukru

- Berasisiram5,742 people
- Kukru3,292 people
- Janum2,184 people
- Uria2,175 people
- Latenda1,850 people

[All 46 villages in Kukru](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/kukru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chara?832403
- How far is Chara from Seraikela?70 km by road
- What is the population of Chara?4,032 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chara in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Kukru sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chara?60.5% (Census 2011)