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Jharkhand Minister inaugurates cafe, dedicating it to "symbol of hard work, skills, self-reliance of rural women"
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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Agatha Bhengra
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- LGD code
- 374878
- Pincode
- 835210
- Post office
- Khunti
- Population
- 3,956
- Households
- 866
- Literacy rate
- 64.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1036 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,590
- Distance to district centre
- 62 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 73 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 39 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 330 km
- Nearest railway station
- Karra · 12 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Aradhna Hospital · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Dorma compares
By population, Dorma ranks #3 of 94 villages in Torpa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.8%
+6.4% vs mandal average
- Dorma
- 64.8%
- Torpa mandal
- 58.4%
- Khunti district
- 53.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,036
+26 vs mandal average
- Dorma
- 1,036
- Torpa mandal
- 1,010
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.7 vs mandal average
- Dorma
- 4.6
- Torpa mandal
- 5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dorma at a glance
Dorma is a village of 3,956 people in 866 households (Census 2011) in Torpa block, Khunti district, Jharkhand, the 3rd-largest of 94 villages in Torpa block. Literacy is 65%, 6 points above the block average of 58% and the sex ratio is 1,036 women per 1,000 men. It lies 62 km from the Khunti district centre, 46 km from Sisai, the nearest town, 12 km from Karra railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 835210, served by Khunti post office; the LGD village code is 374878. The nearest hospital or health centre is Aradhna Hospital, 10 km away. The sarpanch is Agatha Bhengra , and the village votes in Torpa assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sudeep Gudhiya. The population is estimated at 4,664 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dorma
- 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)
- 3
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- 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
- KHUNTI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 14
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DORMA
- Total area (ha)
- 1,336.42
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 524.11
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dorma
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dorma
- LGD code
- 374878
- Pincode
- 835210
- Post office
- Khunti
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,956
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,664
- Households
- 866
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1036
- Literacy rate
- 64.8%
- Coordinates
- 23.01907°N, 85.17682°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Khunti
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Torpa
- Member of Parliament
- Kali Charan Munda
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sudeep Gudhiya
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Agatha Bhengra
- Block / Mandal
- Torpa
Getting there
How to reach Dorma
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi39 kmcapital
- Kolkata330 km
- Hyderabad938 km
- Delhi1011 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKarra12 km
- Bus stopMurhu Bus Stop.12 km
- Hospital / PHCAradhna Hospital10 km
- ATM / bankSBI & ATM12 km
- Petrol pumpHP24 km
- CollegeBirsa College12 km
- Police stationKhunti Police Station12 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Dorma
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Amreshwar DhamTemple2.7 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
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)