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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Charkapathar is a village in Saraiyahat mandal, Dumka district, Jharkhand, with a population of 1,365 in 294 households. It has a relatively high literacy rate of 70.4%.
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PRITI HANSDA
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- LGD code
- 369505
- Pincode
- 814145
- Post office
- Nonihat
- Population
- 1,365
- Households
- 294
- Literacy rate
- 70.4%
- Sex ratio
- 961 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 490
- Distance to district centre
- 167 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 173 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 81 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 244 km
- Nearest railway station
- Haslang P.H. · 4 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- CHC, Nimdih · 14 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Charkapathar compares
By population, Charkapathar ranks #19 of 352 villages in Saraiyahat mandal.
Literacy rate
%
70.4%
+22.0% vs mandal average
- Charkapathar
- 70.4%
- Saraiyahat mandal
- 48.4%
- Dumka district
- 50.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
961
+20 vs mandal average
- Charkapathar
- 961
- Saraiyahat mandal
- 941
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Charkapathar
- 4.6
- Saraiyahat mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Charkapathar at a glance
Charkapathar is a village of 1,365 people in 294 households (Census 2011) in Saraiyahat block, Dumka district, Jharkhand, the 19th-largest of 352 villages in Saraiyahat block. Literacy is 70%, 22 points above the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 961 women per 1,000 men. It lies 167 km from the Dumka district centre, 19 km from Ghatiali, the nearest town, 4 km from Haslang P.H. railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 814145, served by Nonihat post office; the LGD village code is 369505. The nearest hospital or health centre is CHC, Nimdih, 14 km away. The sarpanch is PRITI HANSDA, and the village votes in Jarmundi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Devendra Kunwar. The population is estimated at 112 in 2026, down 92% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charkapathar · this village | 1,365 | 70% | — |
| Charkapathar · Ranishwar | 251 | 56% | 0 km N |
| Charkapathar · Jarmundi | 503 | 52% | 0 km N |
| Charkapathar · Bagmundi | 88 | 58% | 0 km N |
| Charkapathar · Kathikund | 175 | 30% | 0 km N |
| Charkapathar · Masalia | 138 | 63% | 0 km N |
| Munibera · Bagmundi | 282 | 48% | 1.3 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Charkapathar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- 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)
- 5
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 2
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DUMKA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 44
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 44
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 1
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHARKAPATHAR
- Total area (ha)
- 114.68
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 5.18
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Charkapathar
- LGD code
- 369505
- Pincode
- 814145
- Post office
- Nonihat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,365
- Population (projected 2026)
- 112
- Households
- 294
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 961
- Literacy rate
- 70.4%
- Coordinates
- 23.11108°N, 86.05551°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Godda
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jarmundi
- Member of Parliament
- Nishikant Dubey
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Devendra Kunwar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PRITI HANSDA
- Block / Mandal
- Saraiyahat
Getting there
How to reach Charkapathar
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi81 kmcapital
- Kolkata244 km
- Hyderabad1014 km
- Delhi1075 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationHaslang P.H.4 km
- Hospital / PHCCHC, Nimdih14 km
- ATM / bankBank of India17 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil35 km
- CollegeSardar Patel College of Pharmacy36 km
- Police stationTraffic Police Chowki36 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
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)