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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SAROJ HEMBRAM
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- LGD code
- 372659
- Pincode
- 815354
- Post office
- Mihijam
- Population
- 532
- Households
- 101
- Literacy rate
- 60.5%
- Sex ratio
- 880 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 172
Census 2011 · in context
How Kolhadabar compares
By population, Kolhadabar ranks #85 of 138 villages in Jamtara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.5%
+5.0% vs mandal average
Kolhadabar60.5%
Jamtara mandal55.5%
Jamtara district53.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
880
−88 vs mandal average
Kolhadabar880
Jamtara mandal968
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.1 vs mandal average
Kolhadabar5.3
Jamtara mandal5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kolhadabar at a glance
Kolhadabar is a village of 532 people in 101 households (Census 2011) in Jamtara block, Jamtara district, Jharkhand, the 85th-largest of 138 villages in Jamtara block. Literacy is 61%, 5 points above the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 880 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 815354, served by Mihijam post office; the LGD village code is 372659. The sarpanch is SAROJ HEMBRAM, and the village votes in Dumka assembly constituency, represented by MLA Basant Soren. The population is estimated at 627 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Gopalpur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kolhadabar · this village | 532 | 61% | — |
| Satsal · Jamtara | 1,185 | 54% | — |
| Gopalpur · Jamtara | 1,145 | 53% | — |
| Katanki · Jamtara | 1,093 | 59% | — |
| Patharchapra · Jamtara | 675 | 58% | — |
| Dudh Kaura · Jamtara | 643 | 35% | — |
| Rambari · Jamtara | 359 | 42% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kolhadabar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JAMTARA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 10
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- GOPALPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 171.08
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kolhadabar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kolhadabar
- LGD code
- 372659
- Pincode
- 815354
- Post office
- Mihijam
- Population (Census 2011)
- 532
- Population (projected 2026)
- 627
- Households
- 101
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 880
- Literacy rate
- 60.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Basant Soren
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SAROJ HEMBRAM
- Block / Mandal
- Jamtara
- Nearest PHC
- Dr. Tushar Jyoti (6.4 km)
- Nearest railway station
- New Madanpur (3.2 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 815354
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Kolhadabar
Other villages in Jamtara mandal
View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)