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Jharkhand signs MoU with Centre under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0; CM Soren seeks release of Rs 6,500 crore dues
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ISMAIL KUJUR
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- LGD code
- 376277
- Pincode
- 835232
- Post office
- Nawagarh (Gumla)
- Population
- 713
- Households
- 132
- Literacy rate
- 61.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1109 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 485
- Distance to district centre
- 39 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 3 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 22 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 306 km
- Nearest railway station
- Gangaghat · 5 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Shalini Hospital, Ranchi · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Pogra compares
By population, Pogra ranks #36 of 61 villages in Raidih mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.2%
+3.5% vs mandal average
- Pogra
- 61.2%
- Raidih mandal
- 57.7%
- Gumla district
- 54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,109
+110 vs mandal average
- Pogra
- 1,109
- Raidih mandal
- 999
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Pogra
- 5.4
- Raidih mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pogra at a glance
Pogra is a village of 713 people in 132 households (Census 2011) in Raidih block, Gumla district, Jharkhand, the 36th-largest of 61 villages in Raidih block. Literacy is 61%, 4 points above the block average of 58% and the sex ratio is 1,109 women per 1,000 men. It lies 39 km from the Gumla district centre, 37 km from Madhupur, the nearest town, 5 km from Gangaghat railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 835232, served by Nawagarh (Gumla) post office; the LGD village code is 376277. The nearest hospital or health centre is Shalini Hospital, Ranchi, 8 km away. The sarpanch is ISMAIL KUJUR, and the village votes in Khijri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Kachhap. The population is estimated at 841 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pogra
- 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
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- GUMLA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 17
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 17
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 17
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 658
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 13.16
- Forest area (ha)
- 222.9
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pogra
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Pogra
- LGD code
- 376277
- Pincode
- 835232
- Post office
- Nawagarh (Gumla)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 713
- Population (projected 2026)
- 841
- Households
- 132
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1109
- Literacy rate
- 61.2%
- Coordinates
- 23.40247°N, 85.51042°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ranchi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Khijri
- Member of Parliament
- Sanjay Seth
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Kachhap
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ISMAIL KUJUR
- Block / Mandal
- Raidih
Getting there
How to reach Pogra
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi22 kmcapital
- Kolkata306 km
- Hyderabad991 km
- Delhi1011 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationGangaghat5 km
- Bus stopITI Bus Stand23 km
- Hospital / PHCShalini Hospital, Ranchi8 km
- ATM / bankUCO Bank7 km
- Petrol pumpMadhuvan Vihar Fuel Centre9 km
- CollegeSarla Birla University11 km
- Police stationBariatu Thana17 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- 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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