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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
CM
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
chhita marandi
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- LGD code
- 370813
- Pincode
- 814103
- Post office
- Kathikund
- Population
- 166
- Households
- 36
- Literacy rate
- 33.1%
- Sex ratio
- 886 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 78
Census 2011 · in context
How Ghatchora compares
By population, Ghatchora ranks #149 of 197 villages in Kathikund mandal.
Literacy rate
%
33.1%
−11.3% vs mandal average
Ghatchora33.1%
Kathikund mandal44.4%
Dumka district50.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
886
−121 vs mandal average
Ghatchora886
Kathikund mandal1,007
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.2 vs mandal average
Ghatchora4.6
Kathikund mandal4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ghatchora at a glance
Ghatchora is a village of 166 people in 36 households (Census 2011) in Kathikund block, Dumka district, Jharkhand, the 149th-largest of 197 villages in Kathikund block. Literacy is 33%, 11 points below the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 886 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 814103, served by Kathikund post office; the LGD village code is 370813. The sarpanch is chhita marandi. The population is estimated at 196 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghatchora · this village | 166 | 33% | — |
| Bichhiapahari · Kathikund | 916 | 32% | — |
| Gamrah · Kathikund | 441 | 12% | — |
| Ambajora · Kathikund | 403 | 53% | — |
| Majhila Sarwapani · Kathikund | 396 | 49% | — |
| Bara Sarwapani · Kathikund | 352 | 49% | — |
| Kulkant · Kathikund | 316 | 47% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ghatchora
- 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)
- 31
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 31
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BIDHIAPAHARI
- Total area (ha)
- 85
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 14.24
- Forest area (ha)
- 19.83
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ghatchora
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ghatchora
- LGD code
- 370813
- Pincode
- 814103
- Post office
- Kathikund
- Population (Census 2011)
- 166
- Population (projected 2026)
- 196
- Households
- 36
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 886
- Literacy rate
- 33.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jama
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- chhita marandi
- Block / Mandal
- Kathikund
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 814103
- Telia Chak BazarKathikund mandal2,735 pop
- AstajoraKathikund mandal1,980 pop
- MadhubanKathikund mandal1,312 pop
- GopikandarGopikandar mandal1,293 pop
- KadmaKathikund mandal1,228 pop
- Kharni And KharnibazarGopikandar mandal1,218 pop
- KaranpuraKathikund mandal1,186 pop
- KalhajhorKathikund mandal1,137 pop
- AmgachhiKathikund mandal1,119 pop
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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)