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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Bhojpur is a village in Narayanpur mandal, Jamtara district, Jharkhand, with a population of 51 across 11 households. The village has a literacy rate of 78.4%.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SOBODI SOREN
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- LGD code
- 372370
- Pincode
- 815357
- Post office
- Karogram
- Population
- 51
- Households
- 11
- Literacy rate
- 78.4%
- Sex ratio
- 962 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 18
- Distance to district centre
- 95 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 76 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 155 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 312 km
- Nearest railway station
- Duriatanr Halt · 12 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sadar Hospital, Jamua · 15 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhojpur compares
By population, Bhojpur ranks #231 of 258 villages in Narayanpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
78.4%
+34.1% vs mandal average
- Bhojpur
- 78.4%
- Narayanpur mandal
- 44.3%
- Jamtara district
- 53.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
962
+10 vs mandal average
- Bhojpur
- 962
- Narayanpur mandal
- 952
Household size
people per home
4.6
−1.1 vs mandal average
- Bhojpur
- 4.6
- Narayanpur mandal
- 5.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhojpur at a glance
Bhojpur is a village of 51 people in 11 households (Census 2011) in Narayanpur block, Jamtara district, Jharkhand, the 231st-largest of 258 villages in Narayanpur block. Literacy is 78%, 34 points above the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 962 women per 1,000 men. It lies 95 km from the Jamtara district centre, 26 km from Chakai, the nearest town, 12 km from Duriatanr Halt railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 815357, served by Karogram post office; the LGD village code is 372370. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sadar Hospital, Jamua, 15 km away. The sarpanch is SOBODI SOREN, and the village votes in Jamtara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Irfan Ansari. The population is estimated at 60 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Narodih →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhojpur · this village | 51 | 78% | — |
| Narodih · Narayanpur | 1,978 | 56% | — |
| Bhagabandh · Narayanpur | 1,735 | 40% | — |
| Bhaiyadih · Narayanpur | 1,546 | 43% | — |
| Sankarpur · Narayanpur | 603 | 63% | — |
| Badyanathpur · Narayanpur | 554 | 52% | — |
| Lodhariya · Narayanpur | 455 | 46% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhojpur
- 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
- 0
- 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
- 1
- 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
- JAMTARA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 27
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 27
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- NARODIH
- Total area (ha)
- 58
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0.35
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhojpur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bhojpur
- LGD code
- 372370
- Pincode
- 815357
- Post office
- Karogram
- Population (Census 2011)
- 51
- Population (projected 2026)
- 60
- Households
- 11
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 962
- Literacy rate
- 78.4%
- Coordinates
- 24.50775°N, 86.14112°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jamtara
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Irfan Ansari
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SOBODI SOREN
- Block / Mandal
- Narayanpur
Getting there
How to reach Bhojpur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi155 kmcapital
- Kolkata312 km
- Delhi998 km
- Hyderabad1122 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDuriatanr Halt12 km
- Hospital / PHCSadar Hospital, Jamua15 km
- CollegeBajla Mahila College56 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 815357
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- SabanpurNarayanpur mandal2,554 pop
- DighariNarayanpur mandal2,472 pop
- MadnadihNarayanpur mandal2,457 pop
- Chandadi LakhanpurNarayanpur mandal2,379 pop
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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
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