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

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Village · Kukru, Saraikela-Kharsawan 

# Janum

Janum is a village in Kukru sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832403**. The 2011 Census counted **2,184 people in 534 households**, the 4th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 2,184people (2011)
- 534households
- 60.3%literacy
- 832403PIN code

## Janum PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code832403
- Gram panchayatJanum
- Community development blockKukru
- Census village code379005

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

## How far is Janum from nearby towns?

- Kukru (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Seraikela-Kharsawan (district HQ)65 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)85 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 Janum?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharsawana
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Janum known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 21% of the 346 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Janum

Of every 100 households in Janum in 2011, 2 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Janum · ■ Kukru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**1%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

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

**3%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****49%**

**48%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**27%

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 Janum?

■ Janum · ■ Kukru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936**

**933

Working population ****60.3%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 45.0% for women. 60% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 158 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,118 (85%)

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
- Chara4,032 people
- Kukru3,292 people
- Uria2,175 people
- Latenda1,850 people
- Bara Lapang1,849 people
- Hesalang1,786 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Janum?832403
- How far is Janum from Seraikela-Kharsawan?65 km by road
- What is the population of Janum?2,184 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Janum in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Kukru sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Janum?60.3% (Census 2011)