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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MANJU HANSDA
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- LGD code
- 357525
- Pincode
- 814153
- Post office
- Poraiyahat
- Population
- 1,593
- Households
- 294
- Literacy rate
- 37.5%
- Sex ratio
- 952 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 702
Census 2011 · in context
How Kasturi compares
By population, Kasturi ranks #36 of 211 villages in Poreyahat mandal.
Literacy rate
%
37.5%
−9.3% vs mandal average
- Kasturi
- 37.5%
- Poreyahat mandal
- 46.8%
- Godda district
- 46.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
952
−5 vs mandal average
- Kasturi
- 952
- Poreyahat mandal
- 957
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Kasturi
- 5.4
- Poreyahat mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kasturi at a glance
Kasturi is a village of 1,593 people in 294 households (Census 2011) in Poreyahat block, Godda district, Jharkhand, the 36th-largest of 211 villages in Poreyahat block. Literacy is 38%, 9 points below the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 952 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 814153, served by Poraiyahat post office; the LGD village code is 357525. The sarpanch is MANJU HANSDA. The population is estimated at 1,878 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kasturi →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kasturi · this village | 1,593 | 38% | — |
| Kairasol · Poreyahat | 897 | 41% | — |
| Maheshkiro Pachimtola · Poreyahat | 882 | 47% | — |
| Dadughutu Paharpur · Poreyahat | 820 | 45% | — |
| Panch Pahari · Poreyahat | 804 | 41% | — |
| Maheshdhasa · Poreyahat | 499 | 51% | — |
| Khairadih · Poreyahat | 490 | 53% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kasturi
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- GODDA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KASTURI
- Total area (ha)
- 243
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 70
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kasturi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kasturi
- LGD code
- 357525
- Pincode
- 814153
- Post office
- Poraiyahat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,593
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,878
- Households
- 294
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 952
- Literacy rate
- 37.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jama
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MANJU HANSDA
- Block / Mandal
- Poreyahat
- Nearest railway station
- Panjwara Road (46.9 km)
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- Baksara
- Baghmara
- Akasi
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- Dewdanr
- Hathihariyari
- Dhanu Kata
- Guma
- Sarwan
- Raghunathpur
- Mohani
- Tarkhuta
- Machkhara
- Banjhi
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- Parsoti
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)