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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
FILISITA TOPPO
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- LGD code
- 375876
- Pincode
- 835207
- Post office
- Gumla Bazar
- Population
- 735
- Households
- 154
- Literacy rate
- 65.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1036 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 579
Census 2011 · in context
How Takarma compares
By population, Takarma ranks #46 of 88 villages in Basia mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.3%
+8.3% vs mandal average
- Takarma
- 65.3%
- Basia mandal
- 57.0%
- Gumla district
- 54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,036
+34 vs mandal average
- Takarma
- 1,036
- Basia mandal
- 1,002
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Takarma
- 4.8
- Basia mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Takarma at a glance
Takarma is a village of 735 people in 154 households (Census 2011) in Basia block, Gumla district, Jharkhand, the 46th-largest of 88 villages in Basia block. Literacy is 65%, 8 points above the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 1,036 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 835207, served by Gumla Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 375876. The sarpanch is FILISITA TOPPO, and the village votes in Tamar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vikas Kumar Munda. The population is estimated at 867 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takarma · this village | 735 | 65% | — |
| Kindarkela · Basia | 1,376 | 60% | — |
| Turbunga · Basia | 1,346 | 52% | — |
| Dolongsera · Basia | 785 | 55% | — |
| Kurlaga · Basia | 567 | 71% | — |
| Gundardih · Basia | 455 | 64% | — |
| Bartoli · Basia | 271 | 66% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Takarma
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- 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
- GUMLA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 10
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- TURBUNGA
- Total area (ha)
- 179
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 60.16
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Takarma
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Takarma
- LGD code
- 375876
- Pincode
- 835207
- Post office
- Gumla Bazar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 735
- Population (projected 2026)
- 867
- Households
- 154
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1036
- Literacy rate
- 65.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Khunti
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tamar
- Member of Parliament
- Kali Charan Munda
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vikas Kumar Munda
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- FILISITA TOPPO
- Block / Mandal
- Basia
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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
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