Skip to main content
Wednesday, 30 September 2026
VoiceOfVillage
Revenue village·Chhatarpur block·Palamu

Gontha

गोंठा
Chhatarpur mandal
Pincode 822113
Verified by Sarpanch
Claim — I'm a resident
WhatsApp Telegram
🌤️ Today's card Print poster Compare with… Suggest edit
Coming upNavaratri (Sharad) · शारदीय नवरात्रिIn 11 daysDussehra (Vijayadashami) · दशहराIn 20 daysKarva Chauth · करवा चौथIn 28 daysJharkhand calendar →
Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Gontha observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Jharkhand.

20 OctObserved in 36 states
About Dussehra (Vijayadashami) →Make a greeting card →Jharkhand festival calendar

Temple in Chhatarpur mandal

The principal temple recorded for Chhatarpur mandal is Kali Badi Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Gontha itself.

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Kodarma
PC 05
→VS
Gandey
AC 031
→
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

Full profile →
AK
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Anita kumari
Contact: 99****6513
Spotted a stale sarpanch record? Sign in and a verified resident of Gontha can update it.
LGD code
365475
Pincode
822113
Post office
Chhatarpur
Population
961
Households
181
Literacy rate
42.7%
Sex ratio
892 ♀/1000♂
Workers
472
Census 2011 · in context

How Gontha compares

By population, Gontha ranks #56 of 142 villages in Chhatarpur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
42.7%
−3.7% vs mandal average
Gontha42.7%
Chhatarpur mandal46.4%
Palamu district52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
892
−24 vs mandal average
Gontha892
Chhatarpur mandal916
Household size
people per home
5.3
−0.2 vs mandal average
Gontha5.3
Chhatarpur mandal5.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Advertisement

Gontha at a glance

Gontha is a village of 961 people in 181 households (Census 2011) in Chhatarpur block, Palamu district, Jharkhand, the 56th-largest of 142 villages in Chhatarpur block. Literacy is 43%, 4 points below the block average of 46% and the sex ratio is 892 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 822113, served by Chhatarpur post office; the LGD village code is 365475. The sarpanch is Anita kumari, and the village votes in Gandey assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kalpana Murmu Soren. The population is estimated at 1,133 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kala Pahar →

Nearby villages compared

Compare side by side →
villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Gontha · this village96143%—
Kalapahar · Chhatarpur1,84646%—
Lowadag · Chhatarpur1,46944%—
Dundur · Chhatarpur61640%—
Lahanga · Chhatarpur30239%—
Solanga · Chhatarpur23740%—
Maradag · Chhatarpur21956%—

Complete this village · 4/7

Add what you know →
  • Sarpanch name
  • Panchayat contact
  • Pincode
  • About the villageA few sentences on history and livelihood
  • A photoTemple, school, fields — anything from the village
  • A festival or jatara
  • A notable personTeacher, soldier, sportsperson, entrepreneur

Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gontha

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
Yes
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
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
Yes
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
DALTONGANJ
Distance to nearest town (km)
55
Distance to district HQ (km)
55
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
18
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
KALAPAHAR
Total area (ha)
294
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Gontha

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Gontha

LGD code
365475
Pincode
822113
Post office
Chhatarpur
Population (Census 2011)
961
Population (projected 2026)
1,133
Households
181
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
892
Literacy rate
42.7%
Lok Sabha constituency
Kodarma
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Gandey
Member of Parliament
Annpurna Devi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Kalpana Murmu Soren
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Anita kumari
Block / Mandal
Chhatarpur
Same pincode

Villages sharing pincode 822113

All villages in 822113 →
Same name, different place

Other villages named Gontha

Looking for a different Gontha? 2 other villages share this name across India. All villages named Gontha →

Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Gontha

Other villages in Chhatarpur mandal

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)
Advertisement
Advertisement