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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Manoj Das
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- LGD code
- 371340
- Pincode
- 814119
- Post office
- Kurwa
- Population
- 51
- Households
- 11
- Literacy rate
- 35.3%
- Sex ratio
- 962 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 16
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhadapara compares
By population, Bhadapara ranks #253 of 273 villages in Dumka mandal.
Literacy rate
%
35.3%
−21.9% vs mandal average
Bhadapara35.3%
Dumka mandal57.2%
Dumka district50.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
962
−28 vs mandal average
Bhadapara962
Dumka mandal990
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.2 vs mandal average
Bhadapara4.6
Dumka mandal4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhadapara at a glance
Bhadapara is a village of 51 people in 11 households (Census 2011) in Dumka block, Dumka district, Jharkhand, the 253rd-largest of 273 villages in Dumka block. Literacy is 35%, 22 points below the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 962 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 814119, served by Kurwa post office; the LGD village code is 371340. The sarpanch is Manoj Das, and the village votes in Sarath assembly constituency, represented by MLA Uday Shankar Singh. The population is estimated at 60 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kesiabahal →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhadapara · this village | 51 | 35% | — |
| Kesiabahal · Dumka | 762 | 68% | — |
| Nawadih · Dumka | 659 | 67% | — |
| Jamdali · Dumka | 621 | 71% | — |
| Krishnapur Urf Baski Chak · Dumka | 546 | 62% | — |
| Baglajuri · Dumka | 536 | 47% | — |
| Bajarrahamatganj · Dumka | 513 | 74% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhadapara
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DUMKA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 13
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 13
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 81.16
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 4.42
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhadapara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bhadapara
- LGD code
- 371340
- Pincode
- 814119
- Post office
- Kurwa
- Population (Census 2011)
- 51
- Population (projected 2026)
- 60
- Households
- 11
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 962
- Literacy rate
- 35.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sarath
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Uday Shankar Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Manoj Das
- Block / Mandal
- Dumka
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 814119
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Bhadapara
Other villages in Dumka mandal
View all 60+ →- Pandarjori
- Sarua
- Lakshikumri
- Karaya
- Ranibahal
- Asansol
- Bagnocha
- Khejuria
- Harinakuri
- Kusumdih
- Parsimla
- Rajbandh
- Murbhanga
- Karaharbil
- Siriamra
- Chorkata
- Domohani
- Sonwadangal
- Chirudih
- Murjora
- Mahuadangal
- Bartali
- Golpur
- Dhadkia
- Murgabani
- Gando
- Karayachak Raghunathganj
- Beharabank
- Sidpahari
- Nankukurua
- Murtanga
- Bijaypur
- Rampur
- Ghasipur
- Katijoria
- Haripur
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)