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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SHANKAR KORA
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- LGD code
- 373203
- Pincode
- 815359
- Post office
- Kundahit
- Population
- 533
- Households
- 96
- Literacy rate
- 57.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1587 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 248
Census 2011 · in context
How Dhenukdih compares
By population, Dhenukdih ranks #54 of 168 villages in Kundhit mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.8%
−1.9% vs mandal average
Dhenukdih57.8%
Kundhit mandal59.7%
Jamtara district53.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,587
+633 vs mandal average
Dhenukdih1,587
Kundhit mandal954
Household size
people per home
5.6
+1.3 vs mandal average
Dhenukdih5.6
Kundhit mandal4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhenukdih at a glance
Dhenukdih is a village of 533 people in 96 households (Census 2011) in Kundhit block, Jamtara district, Jharkhand, the 54th-largest of 168 villages in Kundhit block. Literacy is 58%, 2 points below the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 1,587 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 815359, served by Kundahit post office; the LGD village code is 373203. The sarpanch is SHANKAR KORA, and the village votes in Nala assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rabindra Nath Mahato. The population is estimated at 628 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dhenukdih
- 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
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JAMTARA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 45
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- NAGARI
- Total area (ha)
- 229.78
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 19.3
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dhenukdih
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dhenukdih
- LGD code
- 373203
- Pincode
- 815359
- Post office
- Kundahit
- Population (Census 2011)
- 533
- Population (projected 2026)
- 628
- Households
- 96
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1587
- Literacy rate
- 57.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Nala
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rabindra Nath Mahato
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SHANKAR KORA
- Block / Mandal
- Kundhit
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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