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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Kathalia is a village in Ranishwar mandal, Dumka district, Jharkhand, with a population of 310 across 67 households. The literacy rate stands at 49%.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PARMESHWAR SOREN
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- LGD code
- 371081
- Pincode
- 814148
- Post office
- Raghunathpur (Dumka)
- Population
- 310
- Households
- 67
- Literacy rate
- 49%
- Sex ratio
- 987 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 152
- Distance to district centre
- 209 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 171 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 250 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 82 km
- Nearest railway station
- Balichak · 16 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Satyam Shivam nursing Home and Diagnostic Centre · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kathalia compares
By population, Kathalia ranks #110 of 217 villages in Ranishwar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
49.0%
−1.9% vs mandal average
Kathalia49.0%
Ranishwar mandal50.9%
Dumka district50.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
987
−2 vs mandal average
Kathalia987
Ranishwar mandal989
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.1 vs mandal average
Kathalia4.6
Ranishwar mandal4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kathalia at a glance
Kathalia is a village of 310 people in 67 households (Census 2011) in Ranishwar block, Dumka district, Jharkhand, the 110th-largest of 217 villages in Ranishwar block. Literacy is 49%, 2 points below the block average of 51% and the sex ratio is 987 women per 1,000 men. It lies 209 km from the Dumka district centre, 15 km from Gaurhati, the nearest town, 16 km from Balichak railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 814148, served by Raghunathpur (Dumka) post office; the LGD village code is 371081. The nearest hospital or health centre is Satyam Shivam nursing Home and Diagnostic Centre, 9 km away. The sarpanch is PARMESHWAR SOREN, and the village votes in Nala assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rabindra Nath Mahato. The population is estimated at 455 in 2026, up 47% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathalia · this village | 310 | 49% | — |
| Kathalia · Masalia | 1,023 | 50% | 0 km N |
| Baulasini · Debra | 534 | 78% | 0.6 km NE |
| Tituan · Debra | 763 | 71% | 1 km SW |
| Chak Fateulya · Debra | 359 | 69% | 1.7 km S |
| Kapash Tikri · Keshpur | 1,280 | 47% | 1.8 km W |
| Shal Dahari · Debra | 1,441 | 67% | 1.9 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kathalia
- 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)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- TALDANGAL
- Total area (ha)
- 203
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 114.52
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Kathalia
- LGD code
- 371081
- Pincode
- 814148
- Post office
- Raghunathpur (Dumka)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 310
- Population (projected 2026)
- 455
- Households
- 67
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 987
- Literacy rate
- 49.0%
- Coordinates
- 22.50286°N, 87.57340°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Nala
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rabindra Nath Mahato
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PARMESHWAR SOREN
- Block / Mandal
- Ranishwar
Getting there
How to reach Kathalia
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi250 kmcapital
- Kolkata82 km
- Hyderabad1107 km
- Delhi1241 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBalichak16 km
- Bus stopBalichak16 km
- Hospital / PHCSatyam Shivam nursing Home and Diagnostic Centre9 km
- ATM / bankBank of India27 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil12 km
- CollegeMidnapore City College26 km
- Police stationKharagpur Local Police Station30 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Kathalia
5 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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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)