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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Sonoki Soren
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- LGD code
- 372396
- Pincode
- 815357
- Post office
- Karogram
- Population
- 835
- Households
- 149
- Literacy rate
- 46.1%
- Sex ratio
- 839 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 174
Census 2011 · in context
How Nurgi compares
By population, Nurgi ranks #64 of 258 villages in Narayanpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
46.1%
+1.8% vs mandal average
- Nurgi
- 46.1%
- Narayanpur mandal
- 44.3%
- Jamtara district
- 53.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
839
−113 vs mandal average
- Nurgi
- 839
- Narayanpur mandal
- 952
Household size
people per home
5.6
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Nurgi
- 5.6
- Narayanpur mandal
- 5.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Nurgi at a glance
Nurgi is a village of 835 people in 149 households (Census 2011) in Narayanpur block, Jamtara district, Jharkhand, the 64th-largest of 258 villages in Narayanpur block. Literacy is 46%, 2 points above the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 839 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 815357, served by Karogram post office; the LGD village code is 372396. The sarpanch is Sonoki Soren, and the village votes in Jamtara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Irfan Ansari. The population is estimated at 984 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Nayadih →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurgi · this village | 835 | 46% | — |
| Nayadih · Narayanpur | 1,830 | 37% | — |
| Bhagwanpur · Narayanpur | 966 | 50% | — |
| Bara Bewa · Narayanpur | 898 | 51% | — |
| Thakuradih · Narayanpur | 595 | 27% | — |
| Hariharpur · Narayanpur | 456 | 30% | — |
| Chhota Bewa · Narayanpur | 318 | 29% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Nurgi
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JAMTARA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- NAYADIH
- Total area (ha)
- 97
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 2.46
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Nurgi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Nurgi
- LGD code
- 372396
- Pincode
- 815357
- Post office
- Karogram
- Population (Census 2011)
- 835
- Population (projected 2026)
- 984
- Households
- 149
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 839
- Literacy rate
- 46.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jamtara
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Irfan Ansari
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Sonoki Soren
- Block / Mandal
- Narayanpur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 815357
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- BorwaNarayanpur mandal3,173 pop
- Manjladih.Narayanpur mandal2,797 pop
- NarayanpurNarayanpur mandal2,655 pop
- SaharpurNarayanpur mandal2,590 pop
- SabanpurNarayanpur mandal2,554 pop
- DighariNarayanpur mandal2,472 pop
- MadnadihNarayanpur mandal2,457 pop
- Chandadi LakhanpurNarayanpur mandal2,379 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Nurgi
Other villages in Narayanpur 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)