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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MALAWATI DEVI
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- LGD code
- 371861
- Pincode
- 814110
- Post office
- Shivpahar
- Population
- 223
- Households
- 52
- Literacy rate
- 38.1%
- Sex ratio
- 858 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 140
Census 2011 · in context
How Balpore compares
By population, Balpore ranks #231 of 320 villages in Jama mandal.
Literacy rate
%
38.1%
−13.5% vs mandal average
Balpore38.1%
Jama mandal51.6%
Dumka district50.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
858
−124 vs mandal average
Balpore858
Jama mandal982
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.6 vs mandal average
Balpore4.3
Jama mandal4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balpore at a glance
Balpore is a village of 223 people in 52 households (Census 2011) in Jama block, Dumka district, Jharkhand, the 231st-largest of 320 villages in Jama block. Literacy is 38%, 14 points below the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 858 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 814110, served by Shivpahar post office; the LGD village code is 371861. The sarpanch is MALAWATI DEVI, and the village votes in Jarmundi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Devendra Kunwar. The population is estimated at 263 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balpore
- 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
- 1
- 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)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 20
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- NAWADIH
- Total area (ha)
- 84
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 12.48
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Balpore
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Key facts — Balpore
- LGD code
- 371861
- Pincode
- 814110
- Post office
- Shivpahar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 223
- Population (projected 2026)
- 263
- Households
- 52
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 858
- Literacy rate
- 38.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Godda
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jarmundi
- Member of Parliament
- Nishikant Dubey
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Devendra Kunwar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MALAWATI DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Jama
- Nearest PHC
- Primary Health Centre, Raykanali (1.7 km)
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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