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Jharkhand: MNREGA, irrigation scheme help Deoghar farmers overcome water shortage, grow sugarcane and other crops
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Baljora is a village in Mohanpur mandal, Deoghar district, Jharkhand. It has a population of 672 across 122 households with a literacy rate of 41.4%. The village is located at coordinates 24.479°N, 86.318°E.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SULEKHA DEVI
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- LGD code
- 353355
- Pincode
- 814112
- Post office
- B. MANDIR
- Population
- 672
- Households
- 122
- Literacy rate
- 41.4%
- Sex ratio
- 898 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 374
- Distance to district centre
- 64 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 47 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 163 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 297 km
- Nearest railway station
- Jamua · 21 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Tola Khas Chakai · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Baljora compares
By population, Baljora ranks #81 of 453 villages in Mohanpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
41.4%
−6.4% vs mandal average
Baljora41.4%
Mohanpur mandal47.8%
Deoghar district53.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
898
−24 vs mandal average
Baljora898
Mohanpur mandal922
Household size
people per home
5.5
+0.1 vs mandal average
Baljora5.5
Mohanpur mandal5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Baljora at a glance
Baljora is a village of 672 people in 122 households (Census 2011) in Mohanpur block, Deoghar district, Jharkhand, the 81st-largest of 453 villages in Mohanpur block. Literacy is 41%, 6 points below the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 898 women per 1,000 men. It lies 64 km from the Deoghar district centre, 12 km from Chakai, the nearest town, 21 km from Jamua railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 814112, served by B. MANDIR post office; the LGD village code is 353355. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Tola Khas Chakai, 11 km away. The sarpanch is SULEKHA DEVI, and the village votes in Madhupur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hafizul Hassan. The population is estimated at 792 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baljora · this village | 672 | 41% | — |
| Saran · Lahladpur | 1,081 | 60% | 1 km NW |
| Kosogondodighi · Deori | 3,172 | 57% | 5.9 km SW |
| Petro · Satgawan | 0 | — | 7.6 km W |
| Chhapri · Satgawan | 103 | 26% | 7.6 km W |
| Kamalpur · Nilambar-Pitambarpur(Lesliganj) | 750 | 46% | 9 km S |
| Purnadih · Nilambar-Pitambarpur(Lesliganj) | 3,349 | 58% | 9.6 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Baljora
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- Yes
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DEOGHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 20
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BICHGARA
- Total area (ha)
- 162.84
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 10.81
- Forest area (ha)
- 97.48
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Baljora
- LGD code
- 353355
- Pincode
- 814112
- Post office
- B. MANDIR
- Population (Census 2011)
- 672
- Population (projected 2026)
- 792
- Households
- 122
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 898
- Literacy rate
- 41.4%
- Coordinates
- 24.47895°N, 86.31829°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Godda
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Madhupur
- Member of Parliament
- Nishikant Dubey
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Hafizul Hassan
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SULEKHA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Mohanpur
Getting there
How to reach Baljora
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi163 kmcapital
- Kolkata297 km
- Delhi1016 km
- Hyderabad1132 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationJamua21 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Tola Khas Chakai11 km
- ATM / bankग्राहक सेवा केंद्र (शर्मा डिजिटल सेंटर) common service centre33 km
- Petrol pumpHP Petrol Pump38 km
- CollegeBajla Mahila College38 km
Same pincode
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)