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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
chhotirani oraon
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- LGD code
- 362996
- Pincode
- 835213
- Post office
- Kuru
- Population
- 1,218
- Households
- 232
- Literacy rate
- 58.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1047 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 658
Census 2011 · in context
How Sukumar compares
By population, Sukumar ranks #29 of 65 villages in Kuru mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.4%
+2.7% vs mandal average
- Sukumar
- 58.4%
- Kuru mandal
- 55.7%
- Lohardaga district
- 56.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,047
+50 vs mandal average
- Sukumar
- 1,047
- Kuru mandal
- 997
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Sukumar
- 5.3
- Kuru mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sukumar at a glance
Sukumar is a village of 1,218 people in 232 households (Census 2011) in Kuru block, Lohardaga district, Jharkhand, the 29th-largest of 65 villages in Kuru block. Literacy is 58%, 3 points above the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,047 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 835213, served by Kuru post office; the LGD village code is 362996. The sarpanch is chhotirani oraon. The population is estimated at 1,436 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sundru →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sukumar · this village | 1,218 | 58% | — |
| Sundru · Kuru | 2,432 | 58% | — |
| Bisramgarh · Kuru | 1,092 | 54% | — |
| Opa · Kuru | 777 | 63% | — |
| Kamle · Kuru | 623 | 54% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sukumar
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- 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
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- 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
- 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)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 15
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SUNDARU
- Total area (ha)
- 277
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 89.72
- Forest area (ha)
- 13.8
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sukumar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sukumar
- LGD code
- 362996
- Pincode
- 835213
- Post office
- Kuru
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,218
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,436
- Households
- 232
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1047
- Literacy rate
- 58.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Giridih
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bermo
- Member of Parliament
- Chandra Prakash Choudhary
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- chhotirani oraon
- Block / Mandal
- Kuru
Same pincode
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- 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)