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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
dileep oraon
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- LGD code
- 363020
- Pincode
- 835213
- Post office
- Kuru
- Population
- 2,093
- Households
- 381
- Literacy rate
- 52.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1009 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,217
Census 2011 · in context
How Jonjro compares
By population, Jonjro ranks #12 of 65 villages in Kuru mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.4%
−3.3% vs mandal average
Jonjro52.4%
Kuru mandal55.7%
Lohardaga district56.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,009
+12 vs mandal average
Jonjro1,009
Kuru mandal997
Household size
people per home
5.5
+0.3 vs mandal average
Jonjro5.5
Kuru mandal5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jonjro at a glance
Jonjro is a village of 2,093 people in 381 households (Census 2011) in Kuru block, Lohardaga district, Jharkhand, the 12th-largest of 65 villages in Kuru block. Literacy is 52%, 3 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,009 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 835213, served by Kuru post office; the LGD village code is 363020. The sarpanch is dileep oraon. The population is estimated at 2,468 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jonjro
- 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
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- LOHARDAGA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 32
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 32
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- JINGI
- Total area (ha)
- 482
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 253.38
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Jonjro
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Key facts — Jonjro
- LGD code
- 363020
- Pincode
- 835213
- Post office
- Kuru
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,093
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,468
- Households
- 381
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1009
- Literacy rate
- 52.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Giridih
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bermo
- Member of Parliament
- Chandra Prakash Choudhary
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- dileep oraon
- Block / Mandal
- Kuru
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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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