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September 2026
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Six drown in river during immersion of tree branch worshipped in Jharkhand's tribal festival Karam
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Daniel Dungdung
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- LGD code
- 375140
- Pincode
- 835210
- Post office
- Khunti
- Population
- 544
- Households
- 100
- Literacy rate
- 53.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1022 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 242
Census 2011 · in context
How Oskeya compares
By population, Oskeya ranks #54 of 141 villages in Murhu mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.7%
+0.6% vs mandal average
- Oskeya
- 53.7%
- Murhu mandal
- 53.1%
- Khunti district
- 53.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,022
+31 vs mandal average
- Oskeya
- 1,022
- Murhu mandal
- 991
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Oskeya
- 5.4
- Murhu mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Oskeya at a glance
Oskeya is a village of 544 people in 100 households (Census 2011) in Murhu block, Khunti district, Jharkhand, the 54th-largest of 141 villages in Murhu block. Literacy is 54%, about the same as the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 1,022 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 835210, served by Khunti post office; the LGD village code is 375140. The sarpanch is Daniel Dungdung. The population is estimated at 641 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Oskeya
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- KHUNTI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 23
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- GANALOYA
- Total area (ha)
- 235
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1.64
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Oskeya
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Oskeya
- LGD code
- 375140
- Pincode
- 835210
- Post office
- Khunti
- Population (Census 2011)
- 544
- Population (projected 2026)
- 641
- Households
- 100
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1022
- Literacy rate
- 53.7%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Daniel Dungdung
- Block / Mandal
- Murhu
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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