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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Tulsi turi
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- LGD code
- 368785
- Pincode
- 829201
- Post office
- Bachra
- Population
- 1,317
- Households
- 232
- Literacy rate
- 51.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1026 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 642
Census 2011 · in context
How Batuka compares
By population, Batuka ranks #24 of 76 villages in Keredari mandal.
Literacy rate
%
51.9%
−1.7% vs mandal average
- Batuka
- 51.9%
- Keredari mandal
- 53.6%
- Hazaribagh district
- 58.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,026
+75 vs mandal average
- Batuka
- 1,026
- Keredari mandal
- 951
Household size
people per home
5.7
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Batuka
- 5.7
- Keredari mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Batuka at a glance
Batuka is a village of 1,317 people in 232 households (Census 2011) in Keredari block, Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, the 24th-largest of 76 villages in Keredari block. Literacy is 52%, 2 points below the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 1,026 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 829201, served by Bachra post office; the LGD village code is 368785. The sarpanch is Tulsi turi, and the village votes in Bagodar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nagendra Mahto. The population is estimated at 1,553 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Batuka
- 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
- 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
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- HAZARIBAGH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 65
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 65
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BUNDU
- Total area (ha)
- 884.59
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 7.76
- Forest area (ha)
- 423.75
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Batuka
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Batuka
- LGD code
- 368785
- Pincode
- 829201
- Post office
- Bachra
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,317
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,553
- Households
- 232
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1026
- Literacy rate
- 51.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kodarma
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bagodar
- Member of Parliament
- Annpurna Devi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Nagendra Mahto
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Tulsi turi
- Block / Mandal
- Keredari
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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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