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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MUNIKA LAKRA
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- LGD code
- 375941
- Pincode
- 835207
- Post office
- Gumla Bazar
- Population
- 849
- Households
- 157
- Literacy rate
- 51.7%
- Sex ratio
- 970 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 408
Census 2011 · in context
How Jolo compares
By population, Jolo ranks #38 of 88 villages in Basia mandal.
Literacy rate
%
51.7%
−5.3% vs mandal average
Jolo51.7%
Basia mandal57.0%
Gumla district54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
970
−32 vs mandal average
Jolo970
Basia mandal1,002
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.3 vs mandal average
Jolo5.4
Basia mandal5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jolo at a glance
Jolo is a village of 849 people in 157 households (Census 2011) in Basia block, Gumla district, Jharkhand, the 38th-largest of 88 villages in Basia block. Literacy is 52%, 5 points below the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 970 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 835207, served by Gumla Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 375941. The sarpanch is MUNIKA LAKRA, and the village votes in Tamar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vikas Kumar Munda. The population is estimated at 1,001 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jolo
- 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
- 1
- 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
- GUMLA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 24
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 24
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- LUNGTU
- Total area (ha)
- 410.72
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 7.66
- Forest area (ha)
- 22.91
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Jolo
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Key facts — Jolo
- LGD code
- 375941
- Pincode
- 835207
- Post office
- Gumla Bazar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 849
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,001
- Households
- 157
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 970
- Literacy rate
- 51.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Khunti
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tamar
- Member of Parliament
- Kali Charan Munda
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vikas Kumar Munda
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MUNIKA LAKRA
- Block / Mandal
- Basia
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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