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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Kasira is a village in Raidih mandal, Gumla district, Jharkhand, with a population of 1,014 across 198 households. It has a literacy rate of 59.5% and is situated at 22.413°N, 84.369°E with postal code 835232.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Lankesh braik
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- LGD code
- 376315
- Pincode
- 835232
- Post office
- Nawagarh (Gumla)
- Population
- 1,014
- Households
- 198
- Literacy rate
- 59.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1000 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 664
- Distance to district centre
- 193 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 162 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 141 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 411 km
- Nearest railway station
- Sogra · 30 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Referral Hospital · 17 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kasira compares
By population, Kasira ranks #25 of 61 villages in Raidih mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.5%
+1.8% vs mandal average
- Kasira
- 59.5%
- Raidih mandal
- 57.7%
- Gumla district
- 54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,000
+1 vs mandal average
- Kasira
- 1,000
- Raidih mandal
- 999
Household size
people per home
5.1
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Kasira
- 5.1
- Raidih mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kasira at a glance
Kasira is a village of 1,014 people in 198 households (Census 2011) in Raidih block, Gumla district, Jharkhand, the 25th-largest of 61 villages in Raidih block. Literacy is 60%, 2 points above the block average of 58% and the sex ratio is 1,000 women per 1,000 men. It lies 193 km from the Gumla district centre, 30 km from Sogra railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 835232, served by Nawagarh (Gumla) post office; the LGD village code is 376315. The nearest hospital or health centre is Referral Hospital, 17 km away. The sarpanch is Lankesh braik, and the village votes in Khijri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Kachhap. The population is estimated at 1,196 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kasira
- 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
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- GUMLA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 38
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 42
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 42
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KONDRA
- Total area (ha)
- 990
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 90
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Kasira
- LGD code
- 376315
- Pincode
- 835232
- Post office
- Nawagarh (Gumla)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,014
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,196
- Households
- 198
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1000
- Literacy rate
- 59.5%
- Coordinates
- 22.41264°N, 84.36914°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ranchi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Khijri
- Member of Parliament
- Sanjay Seth
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Kachhap
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Lankesh braik
- Block / Mandal
- Raidih
Getting there
How to reach Kasira
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi141 kmcapital
- Kolkata411 km
- Hyderabad831 km
- Delhi995 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSogra30 km
- Hospital / PHCReferral Hospital17 km
- ATM / bankAxis Bank33 km
- CollegeRIMS,ROURKELA49 km
- Police stationRaghunathpally police Station50 km
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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
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)