# Ketunga Village, Nimdih, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand)

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Village · Nimdih, Saraikela-Kharsawan 

# Ketunga

Ketunga is a village in Nimdih sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832403**. The 2011 Census counted **869 people in 189 households**, the 35th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 869people (2011)
- 189households
- 77.5%literacy
- 832403PIN code

## Ketunga PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code832403
- Gram panchayatGordih
- Community development blockNimdih
- Census village code379070

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

## How far is Ketunga from nearby towns?

- Nimdih (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Seraikela-Kharsawan (district HQ)60 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)50 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 Ketunga?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Ketunga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dumdumi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chandil
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Ketunga known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 22% of the 137 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Ketunga

Of every 100 households in Ketunga in 2011, 73 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ketunga · ■ Nimdih rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**5%

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

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**6%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****70%**

**66%

Television ****6%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**20%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Ketunga?

■ Ketunga · ■ Nimdih rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810**

**931

Working population ****51.0%**

**46.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 65.0% for women. 47% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 38 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (5%) · **■** Marginal 380 (86%)

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 Nimdih

- Tetla1,032 people
- Lawa1,024 people
- Pitki1,013 people
- Anda977 people
- But Parsa Ghutiadih856 people
- Ruriara856 people
- Bandhdih851 people
- Bagri848 people

[All 65 villages in Nimdih](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/nimdih/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ketunga?832403
- How far is Ketunga from Seraikela-Kharsawan?60 km by road
- What is the population of Ketunga?869 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ketunga in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Nimdih sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Ketunga?77.5% (Census 2011)
