# Chiksura Village, Simdega, Simdega (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Simdega, Simdega 

# Chiksura

Chiksura is a village in Simdega sub-district of Simdega district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **468 people in 89 households**, the 45th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 468people (2011)
- 89households
- 65.3%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Chiksura PIN code and other codes

Chiksura falls in Simdega sub-district, Simdega district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatTamra
- Community development blockSimdega
- Census village code376417

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

## How far is Chiksura from nearby towns?

- Simdega (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Simdega (district HQ)9 km by road
- Simdega (nearest town)9 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 Chiksura?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chiksura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Simdega
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Simdega
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Chiksura known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 99% of the 299 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Chiksura

Of every 100 households in Chiksura in 2011, 76 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chiksura · ■ Simdega rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**19%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**8%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****16%**

**35%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**19%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Chiksura?

■ Chiksura · ■ Simdega rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1028**

**980

Working population ****54.7%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 56.5% for women. 52% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 9 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 242 (95%)

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 Simdega

- Kasaidohar554 people
- Kharwagarha542 people
- Jamadohar523 people
- Bindhartoli511 people
- Madhuban459 people
- Thalkobera440 people
- Belgarh418 people
- Pindatangar398 people

[All 61 villages in Simdega](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/simdega/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chiksura from Simdega?9 km by road
- What is the population of Chiksura?468 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chiksura in?Simdega district (Simdega sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chiksura?65.3% (Census 2011)