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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MURATI DEVI
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- LGD code
- 370170
- Pincode
- 814119
- Post office
- Kurwa
- Population
- 990
- Households
- 201
- Literacy rate
- 55.2%
- Sex ratio
- 926 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 266
Census 2011 · in context
How Siltha compares
By population, Siltha ranks #32 of 347 villages in Ramgarh mandal.
Literacy rate
%
55.2%
+9.0% vs mandal average
Siltha55.2%
Ramgarh mandal46.2%
Dumka district50.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
926
−74 vs mandal average
Siltha926
Ramgarh mandal1,000
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.2 vs mandal average
Siltha4.9
Ramgarh mandal4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Siltha at a glance
Siltha is a village of 990 people in 201 households (Census 2011) in Ramgarh block, Dumka district, Jharkhand, the 32nd-largest of 347 villages in Ramgarh block. Literacy is 55%, 9 points above the block average of 46% and the sex ratio is 926 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 814119, served by Kurwa post office; the LGD village code is 370170. The sarpanch is MURATI DEVI, and the village votes in Sarath assembly constituency, represented by MLA Uday Shankar Singh. The population is estimated at 1,167 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Siltha
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 20
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- 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)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SILTHA B
- Total area (ha)
- 193
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Siltha
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Key facts — Siltha
- LGD code
- 370170
- Pincode
- 814119
- Post office
- Kurwa
- Population (Census 2011)
- 990
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,167
- Households
- 201
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 926
- Literacy rate
- 55.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sarath
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Uday Shankar Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MURATI DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Ramgarh
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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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