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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Aliganj is a village in Ranishwar mandal, Dumka district, Jharkhand, with a population of 338 and 83 households. The village has a literacy rate of 51.2% and features a railway facility; it is located at 24.641°N, 87.836°E with postal code 814148.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ANITA MURMU
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- LGD code
- 371176
- Pincode
- 814148
- Post office
- Raghunathpur (Dumka)
- Population
- 338
- Households
- 83
- Literacy rate
- 51.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1000 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 124
- Distance to district centre
- 88 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 101 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 294 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 236 km
- Nearest railway station
- Pakur · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sadar Hospital, Pakur · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Aliganj compares
By population, Aliganj ranks #101 of 217 villages in Ranishwar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
51.2%
+0.3% vs mandal average
Aliganj51.2%
Ranishwar mandal50.9%
Dumka district50.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,000
+11 vs mandal average
Aliganj1,000
Ranishwar mandal989
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.4 vs mandal average
Aliganj4.1
Ranishwar mandal4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Aliganj at a glance
Aliganj is a village of 338 people in 83 households (Census 2011) in Ranishwar block, Dumka district, Jharkhand, the 101st-largest of 217 villages in Ranishwar block. Literacy is 51%, about the same as the block average of 51% and the sex ratio is 1,000 women per 1,000 men. It lies 88 km from the Dumka district centre, 9 km from Antar Dwipa, the nearest town, 2 km from Pakur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 814148, served by Raghunathpur (Dumka) post office; the LGD village code is 371176. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sadar Hospital, Pakur, <1 km away. The sarpanch is ANITA MURMU, and the village votes in Nala assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rabindra Nath Mahato. The population is estimated at 399 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Aliganj
- 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)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- 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)
- 40
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 40
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DAKSHINJOL
- Total area (ha)
- 104
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 30.83
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Aliganj
- LGD code
- 371176
- Pincode
- 814148
- Post office
- Raghunathpur (Dumka)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 338
- Population (projected 2026)
- 399
- Households
- 83
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1000
- Literacy rate
- 51.2%
- Coordinates
- 24.64065°N, 87.83629°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Nala
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rabindra Nath Mahato
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ANITA MURMU
- Block / Mandal
- Ranishwar
- Nearest railway station
- Pakur (2.0 km)
Getting there
How to reach Aliganj
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi294 kmcapital
- Kolkata236 km
- Delhi1144 km
- Hyderabad1261 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPakur2 km
- Bus stopNetaji More19 km
- Hospital / PHCSadar Hospital, Pakur<1 km
- ATM / bankCentral Cooperative Bank Jangipur29 km
- CollegeD.N.C. College19 km
- Police stationRaghunathganj Police station30 km
Nearest to the village
- Railway station
- Pakur2.0 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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