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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
RP
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RAMA PAHARIA
Contact: 82****9332
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- LGD code
- 359774
- Pincode
- 816104
- Post office
- Hiranpur
- Population
- 85
- Households
- 17
- Literacy rate
- 5.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1073 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 46
Census 2011 · in context
How Jani compares
By population, Jani ranks #230 of 304 villages in Litipara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
5.9%
−26.4% vs mandal average
Jani5.9%
Litipara mandal32.3%
Pakur district39.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,073
+73 vs mandal average
Jani1,073
Litipara mandal1,000
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.1 vs mandal average
Jani5.0
Litipara mandal4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jani at a glance
Jani is a village of 85 people in 17 households (Census 2011) in Litipara block, Pakur district, Jharkhand, the 230th-largest of 304 villages in Litipara block. Literacy is 6%, 26 points below the block average of 32% and the sex ratio is 1,073 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 816104, served by Hiranpur post office; the LGD village code is 359774. The sarpanch is RAMA PAHARIA. The population is estimated at 100 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kunjbona →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jani · this village | 85 | 6% | — |
| Kunjbona · Litipara | 614 | 55% | — |
| Chhota Ghagri · Litipara | 571 | 29% | — |
| Dumro · Litipara | 435 | 29% | — |
| Musabil · Litipara | 396 | 55% | — |
| Chhota Ghagri · Litipara | 305 | 25% | — |
| Barapaktoli · Litipara | 292 | 31% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jani
- 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
- 0
- 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
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PAKUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 49
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 49
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 90
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KUNJBONA
- Total area (ha)
- 135.9
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 40.2
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Jani
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Jani
- LGD code
- 359774
- Pincode
- 816104
- Post office
- Hiranpur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 85
- Population (projected 2026)
- 100
- Households
- 17
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1073
- Literacy rate
- 5.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jama
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RAMA PAHARIA
- Block / Mandal
- Litipara
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 816104
- MohanpurHiranpur mandal3,790 pop
- Hath KathiHiranpur mandal3,747 pop
- BartolaHiranpur mandal3,478 pop
- JabardahaLitipara mandal3,200 pop
- KamalghatiLitipara mandal3,196 pop
- Hiranpur BazarLitipara mandal2,645 pop
- SundarpurHiranpur mandal2,611 pop
- BarasarsaLitipara mandal2,412 pop
- BichmahulLitipara mandal2,409 pop
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Other villages in Litipara mandal
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- Patrapara
- Latebari
- Taljhari
- Hathigarh
- Nawadi
- Karanghati
- Binjha
- Range
- Koriadih
- Hathbandha
- Domeria
- Dhopahari
- Barapokhar
- Jirli
- Jitpur
- Bara Ghagri
- Hathibathan
- Surujbera
- Sagrampur
- Darajmarh
- Banru
- Jitalpur
- Daharlangi
- Mohanpur
- Bara Katlu
- Kedwe
- Jordiha
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)