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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KHAIRUN NISHA
Contact: 70****9373
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- LGD code
- 362134
- Pincode
- 828205
- Post office
- Nirsa Chatti
- Population
- 3,880
- Households
- 656
- Literacy rate
- 59.7%
- Sex ratio
- 917 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,515
Census 2011 · in context
How Urma compares
By population, Urma ranks #1 of 95 villages in Kariasol mandal — the largest.
Literacy rate
%
59.7%
+5.4% vs mandal average
Urma59.7%
Kariasol mandal54.3%
Dhanbad district64.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
917
−21 vs mandal average
Urma917
Kariasol mandal938
Household size
people per home
5.9
+0.6 vs mandal average
Urma5.9
Kariasol mandal5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Urma at a glance
Urma is a village of 3,880 people in 656 households (Census 2011) in Kariasol block, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, the largest of 95 villages in Kariasol block. Literacy is 60%, 5 points above the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 917 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 828205, served by Nirsa Chatti post office; the LGD village code is 362134. The sarpanch is KHAIRUN NISHA. The population is estimated at 4,575 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Urma
- 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)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- 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
- CHIRKUNDA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 16
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 36
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- URMA
- Total area (ha)
- 451
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Urma
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Urma
- LGD code
- 362134
- Pincode
- 828205
- Post office
- Nirsa Chatti
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,880
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,575
- Households
- 656
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 917
- Literacy rate
- 59.7%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- KHAIRUN NISHA
- Block / Mandal
- Kariasol
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 828205
- MugmaNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda mandal4,277 pop
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- MadanpurNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda mandal2,739 pop
- SijuaNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda mandal2,700 pop
- BenagariaKariasol mandal2,667 pop
- BhaljoriaNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda mandal2,611 pop
- PatharkuaKariasol mandal2,607 pop
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)