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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RANI ORAON
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- LGD code
- 375608
- Pincode
- 835207
- Post office
- Gumla Bazar
- Population
- 1,526
- Households
- 255
- Literacy rate
- 42.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1003 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 790
Census 2011 · in context
How Halmati compares
By population, Halmati ranks #15 of 119 villages in Ghaghra mandal.
Literacy rate
%
42.9%
−2.2% vs mandal average
- Halmati
- 42.9%
- Ghaghra mandal
- 45.1%
- Gumla district
- 54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,003
+1 vs mandal average
- Halmati
- 1,003
- Ghaghra mandal
- 1,002
Household size
people per home
6.0
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Halmati
- 6.0
- Ghaghra mandal
- 5.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Halmati at a glance
Halmati is a village of 1,526 people in 255 households (Census 2011) in Ghaghra block, Gumla district, Jharkhand, the 15th-largest of 119 villages in Ghaghra block. Literacy is 43%, 2 points below the block average of 45% and the sex ratio is 1,003 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 835207, served by Gumla Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 375608. The sarpanch is RANI ORAON, and the village votes in Mandu assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nirmal Mahto. The population is estimated at 1,799 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Halmati
- 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
- 2
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GUMLA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 23
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 22
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BELAGAON
- Total area (ha)
- 387
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Halmati
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Halmati
- LGD code
- 375608
- Pincode
- 835207
- Post office
- Gumla Bazar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,526
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,799
- Households
- 255
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1003
- Literacy rate
- 42.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hazaribagh
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mandu
- Member of Parliament
- Manish Jaiswal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Nirmal Mahto
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RANI ORAON
- Block / Mandal
- Ghaghra
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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
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