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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
vivek kumar paswan
Contact: 70****0806
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- LGD code
- 361388
- Pincode
- 828402
- Post office
- Topchanchi
- Population
- 330
- Households
- 64
- Literacy rate
- 69.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1050 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 166
Census 2011 · in context
How Morhadih compares
By population, Morhadih ranks #81 of 114 villages in Topchanchi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
69.7%
+9.5% vs mandal average
Morhadih69.7%
Topchanchi mandal60.2%
Dhanbad district64.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,050
+126 vs mandal average
Morhadih1,050
Topchanchi mandal924
Household size
people per home
5.2
−0.1 vs mandal average
Morhadih5.2
Topchanchi mandal5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Morhadih at a glance
Morhadih is a village of 330 people in 64 households (Census 2011) in Topchanchi block, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, the 81st-largest of 114 villages in Topchanchi block. Literacy is 70%, 10 points above the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 1,050 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 828402, served by Topchanchi post office; the LGD village code is 361388. The sarpanch is vivek kumar paswan, and the village votes in Jamtara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Irfan Ansari. The population is estimated at 389 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Brahamandiha →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morhadih · this village | 330 | 70% | — |
| Brahmandiha · Topchanchi | 1,634 | 71% | — |
| Sidhabad · Topchanchi | 1,085 | 58% | — |
| Asnasinagha · Topchanchi | 1,004 | 54% | — |
| Kotaldih · Topchanchi | 667 | 75% | — |
| Nepaidih · Topchanchi | 652 | 69% | — |
| Pathakdih · Topchanchi | 193 | 50% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Morhadih
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DHANBAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 24
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 24
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BRAHMANDIHA
- Total area (ha)
- 62.46
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0.44
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Morhadih
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Morhadih
- LGD code
- 361388
- Pincode
- 828402
- Post office
- Topchanchi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 330
- Population (projected 2026)
- 389
- Households
- 64
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1050
- Literacy rate
- 69.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jamtara
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Irfan Ansari
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- vivek kumar paswan
- Block / Mandal
- Topchanchi
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 828402
- KharioTopchanchi mandal5,465 pop
- Rama KundaTopchanchi mandal4,297 pop
- ChitarpurTopchanchi mandal4,187 pop
- SingdahaTopchanchi mandal3,737 pop
- Bhuiya ChitroTopchanchi mandal3,295 pop
- Dumdumi Alias NarkopiTopchanchi mandal3,265 pop
- Sri RampurTopchanchi mandal3,191 pop
- ChaitaTopchanchi mandal3,109 pop
- MatariTopchanchi mandal3,103 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Morhadih
Other villages in Topchanchi mandal
View all 60+ →- Khario
- Rama Kunda
- Chitarpur
- Singdaha
- Bhuiya Chitro
- Dumdumi Alias Narkopi
- Sri Rampur
- Chaita
- Matari
- Lokbad
- Madaidih
- Dhangi
- Tantri
- Gendanawadih
- Pradhan Khuta
- Ledatand
- Pawapur
- Korkota
- Naro
- Kamta
- Mohanpur
- Kherabera
- Brahmandiha
- Kandedih
- Pakarbera
- Belmi
- Fatehpur Alias Khantdih
- Dayabanspahar
- Chaurapatti
- Khurdih
- Bhaghmara
- Ledwadih
- Sidhabad
- Lachhmipur
- Asnasinagha
- Chirudih
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)