Gorahand Village
Gorahand is a revenue village in Dhanwar block, Giridih district, Jharkhand.
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Dhanwar block, Giridih district, Jharkhand.
Gorahand today
- Brinjal₹1,900Jamui APMC · 12 Nov 2026
- Cauliflower₹2,400Jamui APMC · 12 Nov 2026
- Potato₹1,100Jamui APMC · 12 Nov 2026
Happy Chhath Puja 2026 to every family of Gorahand (गोरहंद), Dhanwar block, Giridih!
Chhath Puja 2026 in Gorahand
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Gorahand is a village in Dhanwar block, Giridih district, Jharkhand. It is administered by the Gorhand gram panchayat. Its postal pincode is 825318.
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Official dataLGD, updated 21 Oct 2026
- Development block
- Dhanwar Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), Ministry of Panchayati Raj, as of 2026-10-29
- Self-help groups
- 7 self-help groups with 125 members (2023-24) Source: Ministry of Rural Development (DAY-NRLM), Village-wise Self Help Group and Members Count, data.gov.in (GODL-India), retrieved 2026-10-30
Gram panchayat
Gorahand is in the Gorhand gram panchayat.
Other villages in Gorhand
Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.
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Villages sharing pincode 825318
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The pin is an approximate location, within about 10 km, from India Post PIN code data — not the exact site of Gorahand. Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.
Gorahand · 24.3283° N, 85.8221° E
Electoral profile
Estimated: 100% of the 16 mapped villages in the same mandal fall in this constituency. Boundaries are approximate; the electoral roll is the final word. Wrong? Tell us. Results: Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha 2024 results (via OpenCity); Election Commission of India, Jharkhand Assembly 2024 results site (archived copy, Wayback Machine).
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Write a postHealth & emergency numbers · and the nearest health centres to Gorahand
- 108Ambulance (emergency)Free from any phone, day and night
- 104Health helpline (advice, doctor on call)Free from any phone, day and night
108: Source: Emergency Response Services (108) — National Health Mission / state governments · checked 12 Nov 2026 · 104: Source: Health helpline (104) — National Health Mission / state governments · checked 12 Nov 2026
Nearest health facilities we hold
No health facility within 25 km in our places data yet — not reported.
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Land records · official portal for Jharkhand
Official portalVoiceOfVillage keeps no land records. Look up pattadar passbooks, adangal / pahani and record-of-rights details on the government's own portal.
- What you can look up
- Khata / khesra, register-II, mutation
- Run by
- Revenue, Registration and Land Reforms Department, Government of Jharkhand
Link checked 12 Nov 2026 · jharbhoomi.jharkhand.gov.in/ · We store nothing from the portal; the link opens the government site in a new tab. The portal differs by state; this is the one for Jharkhand.
Essential services & places near Gorahand
Gorahand isn't on our map yet, so we can't measure distances. These places are in Dhanwar block, placed there by the nearest mapped village.
Banks, ATMs & post offices369 in Giridih district
Post office · No map location — listed by district
Post office · No map location — listed by district
Post office · No map location — listed by district
Hospitals & clinics177 in Giridih district
Clinic
Rajdhanwar
Clinic
Upraili Dhanwar
Dental clinic
Upraili Dhanwar
Schools & anganwadis2 in Giridih district
Temples5 in Giridih district
Mosques3 in Giridih district
Other places of worship38 in Giridih district
Transport46 in Giridih district
- Petrol pump (no name listed)
Petrol pump
- Petrol pump (no name listed)
Petrol pump
- Petrol pump (no name listed)
Petrol pump
Community places8 in Giridih district
All places in Dhanwar block (25) →Places of worship in Gorahand →Suggest a missing place
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Not checked by VoiceOfVillage unless marked verified. Phone numbers and hours appear only when the source lists them; call before you travel. openstreetmap.org/copyright Bank branches: RBI IFSC lists (via github.com/razorpay/ifsc, public domain). Post offices: India Post, All India Pincode Directory (data.gov.in, GODL-India).
People often ask about Gorahand
Where is Gorahand located?
Gorahand is a village in Dhanwar block of Giridih district, Jharkhand, India.
Which district is Gorahand in?
Gorahand is in Giridih district of Jharkhand.
Which gram panchayat does Gorahand belong to?
Gorahand comes under the Gorhand gram panchayat.
How is Gorahand written in the local script?
Gorahand is written गोरहंद.
What is the pincode of Gorahand?
The pincode of Gorahand, Dhanwar, Giridih is 825318.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Gorahand in?
Gorahand is in the Kodarma Lok Sabha constituency.
Who is the MP for Gorahand?
Annpurna Devi (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Kodarma Lok Sabha seat, which includes Gorahand, in 2024.
Which assembly constituency is Gorahand in?
Gorahand is in the Dhanwar assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency.
Who is the MLA for Gorahand?
Babu Lal Marandi (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Dhanwar assembly seat, which includes Gorahand, in 2024.
Which development block is Gorahand in?
Gorahand is in the Dhanwar development block (Local Government Directory).
What is the LGD code of Gorahand?
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Gorahand is 916893.
Which villages are near Gorahand?
Villages near Gorahand include Markacho (within ~10 km), Jamu (within ~10 km), Dasaro Khurd (within ~10 km), Jatadih (within ~10 km), Pathaldiha (within ~10 km).
Who is the sarpanch of Gorahand?
The sarpanch of Gorahand has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.
Answers are built from the village's official records (LGD, Census 2011, Election Commission data). If something is wrong, verified residents can correct it after claiming.
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record as of 2026-10-21
- Pincode: LGD village–pincode mapping and India Post
- Weather: Open-Meteo, live model estimate
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), RBI IFSC lists, India Post
- Sarpanch: shown only when a sarpanch has verified with an election certificate (none for this village yet)
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What do you need to find near Gorahand?
- Hospital
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- Bank
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- Post office
- Market
- Police
- Petrol bunk
- Bus stop
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Each opens a page of the nearest places from our directory (OpenStreetMap, RBI, India Post), with straight-line distances.
Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
Long-term district average for November: 8 mm (IMD normal, 1951–2000)
Not a weather forecast. For forecasts and warnings, follow IMD and official alerts.
District climate page →No market in Giridih district has reported prices in the last 14 days. Nearest mandi reports: Jamui APMC, Sikandara APMC, Jamui district — about 46 km away, straight-line.
Latest reports up to 12 Nov 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
| Commodity | Market | Min | Max | Modal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brinjal · Arkasheela Mattigulla | Jamui APMC | 1,900 | 1,900 | 1,900 | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Cauliflower · African Sarson | Jamui APMC | 2,400 | 2,400 | 2,400 | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Potato · Jyoti | Jamui APMC | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Tomato · Deshi | Jamui APMC | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Green Chilli · Green Chilly | Jamui APMC | 4,900 | 4,900 | 4,900 | 10 Nov 2026 |
| Brinjal · Arkasheela Mattigulla | Sikandara APMC | 1,800 | 1,800 | 1,800 | 6 Nov 2026 |
| Onion · 1st Sort | Sikandara APMC | 4,300 | 4,300 | 4,300 | 6 Nov 2026 |
| Potato · Red Nanital | Sikandara APMC | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 6 Nov 2026 |
Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →
These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Gorahand's shops. Best mandi price near Gorahand →
Official dataAgmarknet, 12 Nov 2026
Distances are approximate (India Post PIN code data).
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