Village · Jaldega, Simdega
# Kutangia

Kutangia is a village in Jaldega sub-district of Simdega district, Jharkhand, PIN code 835211. The 2011 Census counted 1,945 people in 366 households, the 10th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.
- 1,945 people (2011)
- 366 households
- 66.8% literacy
- 835211 PIN code

## Kutangia PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kutangia is 835211. Kutangia falls in Jaldega sub-district, Simdega district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 835211
- Gram panchayat Kutangia
- Community development block Jaldega
- Census village code 376704

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kutangia from nearby towns?
- Jaldega (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Simdega (district HQ) 59 km by road
- Simdega (nearest town) 59 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kutangia?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Simdega
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Simdega
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ranchi
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kutangia known for?

The main crops are rice. About 6% of the 2,157 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kutangia

Of every 100 households in Kutangia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kutangia · ■ Jaldega rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 4%
- Toilet within the home 0% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 95%
- Tap water 7% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 4%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 60% 38%
- Television 1% 2%
- Mobile phone 13% 20%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 14% 18%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kutangia?

■ Kutangia · ■ Jaldega rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.8% 64.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1032 999
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1128 990
- Working population 54.4% 46.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 58.5% for women. 57% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 212 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 311 (29%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 30 (3%) · ■ Marginal 500 (47%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jaldega
- Karimati 2,153 people
- Sarubahar 2,008 people
- Kharwagarha 1,997 people
- Parba 1,978 people
- Lamdega 1,899 people
- Tingina 1,797 people
- Tikra 1,635 people
- Silanga 1,528 people

All 60 villages in Jaldega

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kutangia? 835211
- How far is Kutangia from Simdega? 59 km by road
- What is the population of Kutangia? 1,945 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kutangia in? Simdega district (Jaldega sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kutangia? 66.8% (Census 2011)

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