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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Chhedi Kumar Raut
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- LGD code
- 357485
- Pincode
- 814153
- Post office
- Poraiyahat
- Population
- 291
- Households
- 55
- Literacy rate
- 49.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1021 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 125
- Distance to district centre
- 127 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 119 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 120 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 237 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bhaga · <1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Matri Sadan · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhaga compares
By population, Bhaga ranks #152 of 211 villages in Poreyahat mandal.
Literacy rate
%
49.5%
+2.7% vs mandal average
- Bhaga
- 49.5%
- Poreyahat mandal
- 46.8%
- Godda district
- 46.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,021
+64 vs mandal average
- Bhaga
- 1,021
- Poreyahat mandal
- 957
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Bhaga
- 5.3
- Poreyahat mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhaga at a glance
Bhaga is a village of 291 people in 55 households (Census 2011) in Poreyahat block, Godda district, Jharkhand, the 152nd-largest of 211 villages in Poreyahat block. Literacy is 50%, 3 points above the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 1,021 women per 1,000 men. It lies 127 km from the Godda district centre, 44 km from Kharki, the nearest town, under 1 km from Bhaga railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 814153, served by Poraiyahat post office; the LGD village code is 357485. The nearest hospital or health centre is Matri Sadan, 2 km away. The sarpanch is Chhedi Kumar Raut. The population is estimated at 343 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhaga
- 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
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GODDA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 24
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 24
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DURPAT
- Total area (ha)
- 128
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhaga
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bhaga
- LGD code
- 357485
- Pincode
- 814153
- Post office
- Poraiyahat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 291
- Population (projected 2026)
- 343
- Households
- 55
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1021
- Literacy rate
- 49.5%
- Coordinates
- 23.72396°N, 86.40847°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jama
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Chhedi Kumar Raut
- Block / Mandal
- Poreyahat
Getting there
How to reach Bhaga
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi120 kmcapital
- Kolkata237 km
- Delhi1066 km
- Hyderabad1084 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBhaga<1 km
- Bus stopHirapur Bus Stop9 km
- Hospital / PHCMatri Sadan2 km
- ATM / bankIndusInd Bank7 km
- Petrol pumpKumar Fuels6 km
- CollegeSSLNT College9 km
- Police stationJharia Police Station2 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Matri Sadan1.8 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Bhaga
3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)