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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Bardani Kandulna
Contact: 75****8355
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- LGD code
- 374967
- Pincode
- 835210
- Post office
- Khunti
- Population
- 217
- Households
- 50
- Literacy rate
- 76%
- Sex ratio
- 1127 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 174
Census 2011 · in context
How Jarakel compares
By population, Jarakel ranks #58 of 67 villages in Rania mandal.
Literacy rate
%
76.0%
+21.2% vs mandal average
Jarakel76.0%
Rania mandal54.8%
Khunti district53.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,127
+123 vs mandal average
Jarakel1,127
Rania mandal1,004
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.7 vs mandal average
Jarakel4.3
Rania mandal5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jarakel at a glance
Jarakel is a village of 217 people in 50 households (Census 2011) in Rania block, Khunti district, Jharkhand, the 58th-largest of 67 villages in Rania block. Literacy is 76%, 21 points above the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 1,127 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 835210, served by Khunti post office; the LGD village code is 374967. The sarpanch is Bardani Kandulna. The population is estimated at 256 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jarakel
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- KHUNTI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 26
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 26
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BANAI
- Total area (ha)
- 241
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 197.06
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Jarakel
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Key facts — Jarakel
- LGD code
- 374967
- Pincode
- 835210
- Post office
- Khunti
- Population (Census 2011)
- 217
- Population (projected 2026)
- 256
- Households
- 50
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1127
- Literacy rate
- 76.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Khunti
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kharsawan
- Member of Parliament
- Kali Charan Munda
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Bardani Kandulna
- Block / Mandal
- Rania
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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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