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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
CHANDRAWATI DEVI
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- LGD code
- 371818
- Pincode
- 814110
- Post office
- Shivpahar
- Population
- 351
- Households
- 65
- Literacy rate
- 53%
- Sex ratio
- 1041 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 200
Census 2011 · in context
How Sejaphari compares
By population, Sejaphari ranks #162 of 320 villages in Jama mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.0%
+1.4% vs mandal average
Sejaphari53.0%
Jama mandal51.6%
Dumka district50.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,041
+59 vs mandal average
Sejaphari1,041
Jama mandal982
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.5 vs mandal average
Sejaphari5.4
Jama mandal4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sejaphari at a glance
Sejaphari is a village of 351 people in 65 households (Census 2011) in Jama block, Dumka district, Jharkhand, the 162nd-largest of 320 villages in Jama block. Literacy is 53%, 1 points above the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 1,041 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 814110, served by Shivpahar post office; the LGD village code is 371818. The sarpanch is CHANDRAWATI DEVI, and the village votes in Jarmundi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Devendra Kunwar. The population is estimated at 414 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sejaphari · this village | 351 | 53% | — |
| Bara · Jama | 2,737 | 46% | — |
| Thanpur · Jama | 1,238 | 51% | — |
| Heth Situa · Jama | 1,044 | 58% | — |
| Phulopani · Jama | 894 | 41% | — |
| Dudhani · Jama | 671 | 46% | — |
| Heth Majhiani · Jama | 659 | 50% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sejaphari
- 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)
- 23
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 23
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- THANPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 45
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 14.05
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sejaphari
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sejaphari
- LGD code
- 371818
- Pincode
- 814110
- Post office
- Shivpahar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 351
- Population (projected 2026)
- 414
- Households
- 65
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1041
- Literacy rate
- 53.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Godda
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jarmundi
- Member of Parliament
- Nishikant Dubey
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Devendra Kunwar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- CHANDRAWATI DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Jama
- Nearest PHC
- Primary Health Centre, Raykanali (1.7 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 814110
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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)