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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KIRAN DEVI
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- LGD code
- 366088
- Pincode
- 822123
- Post office
- Patan (Palamau)
- Population
- 444
- Households
- 69
- Literacy rate
- 14.9%
- Sex ratio
- 866 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 196
Census 2011 · in context
How Bihra compares
By population, Bihra ranks #46 of 84 villages in Manatu mandal.
Literacy rate
%
14.9%
−23.8% vs mandal average
Bihra14.9%
Manatu mandal38.7%
Palamu district52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
866
−55 vs mandal average
Bihra866
Manatu mandal921
Household size
people per home
6.4
+1.1 vs mandal average
Bihra6.4
Manatu mandal5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bihra at a glance
Bihra is a village of 444 people in 69 households (Census 2011) in Manatu block, Palamu district, Jharkhand, the 46th-largest of 84 villages in Manatu block. Literacy is 15%, 24 points below the block average of 39% and the sex ratio is 866 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 822123, served by Patan (Palamau) post office; the LGD village code is 366088. The sarpanch is KIRAN DEVI, and the village votes in Mandu assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nirmal Mahto. The population is estimated at 523 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bihra
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- 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
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- DALTONGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 55
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 55
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MANJHOLA
- Total area (ha)
- 67
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 5.48
- Forest area (ha)
- 3.54
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bihra
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bihra
- LGD code
- 366088
- Pincode
- 822123
- Post office
- Patan (Palamau)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 444
- Population (projected 2026)
- 523
- Households
- 69
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 866
- Literacy rate
- 14.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hazaribagh
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mandu
- Member of Parliament
- Manish Jaiswal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Nirmal Mahto
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- KIRAN DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Manatu
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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, 2026-05-15
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