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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MAHADEV TUDU
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- LGD code
- 371634
- Pincode
- 814110
- Post office
- Shivpahar
- Population
- 403
- Households
- 74
- Literacy rate
- 62.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1025 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 204
Census 2011 · in context
How Chorkata compares
By population, Chorkata ranks #141 of 320 villages in Jama mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.3%
+10.7% vs mandal average
- Chorkata
- 62.3%
- Jama mandal
- 51.6%
- Dumka district
- 50.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,025
+43 vs mandal average
- Chorkata
- 1,025
- Jama mandal
- 982
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Chorkata
- 5.4
- Jama mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chorkata at a glance
Chorkata is a village of 403 people in 74 households (Census 2011) in Jama block, Dumka district, Jharkhand, the 141st-largest of 320 villages in Jama block. Literacy is 62%, 11 points above the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 1,025 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 814110, served by Shivpahar post office; the LGD village code is 371634. The sarpanch is MAHADEV TUDU, and the village votes in Jarmundi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Devendra Kunwar. The population is estimated at 475 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chorkata · this village | 403 | 62% | — |
| Katangi · Jama | 1,369 | 54% | — |
| Agoiabandh · Jama | 783 | 61% | — |
| Paharidih · Jama | 600 | 53% | — |
| Dondia · Jama | 544 | 57% | — |
| Hethbahiari · Jama | 311 | 55% | — |
| Pargadih Pachhim Patti · Jama | 298 | 65% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chorkata
- 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)
- 3
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- 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)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KATANGI
- Total area (ha)
- 114
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 25.1
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chorkata
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chorkata
- LGD code
- 371634
- Pincode
- 814110
- Post office
- Shivpahar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 403
- Population (projected 2026)
- 475
- Households
- 74
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1025
- Literacy rate
- 62.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Godda
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jarmundi
- Member of Parliament
- Nishikant Dubey
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Devendra Kunwar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MAHADEV TUDU
- Block / Mandal
- Jama
- Nearest PHC
- Primary Health Centre, Raykanali (1.7 km)
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View all 60+ →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)