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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ANIL MARANDI
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- LGD code
- 371218
- Pincode
- 814148
- Post office
- Raghunathpur (Dumka)
- Population
- 109
- Households
- 20
- Literacy rate
- 63.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1019 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 36
Census 2011 · in context
How Kritanchak compares
By population, Kritanchak ranks #175 of 217 villages in Ranishwar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.3%
+12.4% vs mandal average
- Kritanchak
- 63.3%
- Ranishwar mandal
- 50.9%
- Dumka district
- 50.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,019
+30 vs mandal average
- Kritanchak
- 1,019
- Ranishwar mandal
- 989
Household size
people per home
5.5
+1.0 vs mandal average
- Kritanchak
- 5.5
- Ranishwar mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kritanchak at a glance
Kritanchak is a village of 109 people in 20 households (Census 2011) in Ranishwar block, Dumka district, Jharkhand, the 175th-largest of 217 villages in Ranishwar block. Literacy is 63%, 12 points above the block average of 51% and the sex ratio is 1,019 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 814148, served by Raghunathpur (Dumka) post office; the LGD village code is 371218. The sarpanch is ANIL MARANDI, and the village votes in Nala assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rabindra Nath Mahato. The population is estimated at 129 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kritanchak
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 0
- 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)
- 48
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 48
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SUKHJORA
- Total area (ha)
- 66
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0.4
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kritanchak
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Key facts — Kritanchak
- LGD code
- 371218
- Pincode
- 814148
- Post office
- Raghunathpur (Dumka)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 109
- Population (projected 2026)
- 129
- Households
- 20
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1019
- Literacy rate
- 63.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Nala
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rabindra Nath Mahato
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ANIL MARANDI
- Block / Mandal
- Ranishwar
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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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