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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Somari Lakra
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- LGD code
- 374719
- Pincode
- 835210
- Post office
- Khunti
- Population
- 240
- Households
- 48
- Literacy rate
- 67.5%
- Sex ratio
- 875 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 128
- Distance to district centre
- 49 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 72 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 53 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 308 km
- Nearest railway station
- Chakradharpur · 34 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- S.G.V.S Hospital & Research Centre · 20 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Tirla compares
By population, Tirla ranks #156 of 178 villages in Karra mandal.
Literacy rate
%
67.5%
+15.8% vs mandal average
Tirla67.5%
Karra mandal51.7%
Khunti district53.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
875
−122 vs mandal average
Tirla875
Karra mandal997
Household size
people per home
5.0
−0.2 vs mandal average
Tirla5.0
Karra mandal5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Tirla at a glance
Tirla is a village of 240 people in 48 households (Census 2011) in Karra block, Khunti district, Jharkhand, the 156th-largest of 178 villages in Karra block. Literacy is 68%, 16 points above the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 875 women per 1,000 men. It lies 49 km from the Khunti district centre, 35 km from Tamar, the nearest town, 34 km from Chakradharpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 835210, served by Khunti post office; the LGD village code is 374719. The nearest hospital or health centre is S.G.V.S Hospital & Research Centre, 20 km away. The sarpanch is Somari Lakra. The population is estimated at 283 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Tirla
- 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)
- 11
- Primary school
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- KHUNTI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- LIMRA
- Total area (ha)
- 73
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 3.16
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Tirla
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Tirla
- LGD code
- 374719
- Pincode
- 835210
- Post office
- Khunti
- Population (Census 2011)
- 240
- Population (projected 2026)
- 283
- Households
- 48
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 875
- Literacy rate
- 67.5%
- Coordinates
- 22.87277°N, 85.37443°E
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Somari Lakra
- Block / Mandal
- Karra
Getting there
How to reach Tirla
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi53 kmcapital
- Kolkata308 km
- Hyderabad943 km
- Delhi1037 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationChakradharpur34 km
- Bus stopMurhu Bus Stop.14 km
- Hospital / PHCS.G.V.S Hospital & Research Centre20 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India14 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil Petrol Pump33 km
- CollegeBirsa College23 km
- Police stationMurhu Police Station14 km
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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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