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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PRAMILA DEVI
Contact: 99****7401
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- LGD code
- 366104
- Pincode
- 822123
- Post office
- Patan (Palamau)
- Population
- 572
- Households
- 101
- Literacy rate
- 27.1%
- Sex ratio
- 993 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 247
Census 2011 · in context
How Dewdih compares
By population, Dewdih ranks #33 of 84 villages in Manatu mandal.
Literacy rate
%
27.1%
−11.6% vs mandal average
- Dewdih
- 27.1%
- Manatu mandal
- 38.7%
- Palamu district
- 52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
993
+72 vs mandal average
- Dewdih
- 993
- Manatu mandal
- 921
Household size
people per home
5.7
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Dewdih
- 5.7
- Manatu mandal
- 5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dewdih at a glance
Dewdih is a village of 572 people in 101 households (Census 2011) in Manatu block, Palamu district, Jharkhand, the 33rd-largest of 84 villages in Manatu block. Literacy is 27%, 12 points below the block average of 39% and the sex ratio is 993 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 822123, served by Patan (Palamau) post office; the LGD village code is 366104. The sarpanch is PRAMILA DEVI, and the village votes in Mandu assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nirmal Mahto. The population is estimated at 674 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewdih · this village | 572 | 27% | — |
| Bansikhurd · Manatu | 1,964 | 37% | — |
| Gauhi · Manatu | 985 | 43% | — |
| Sildiliya Khurd · Manatu | 870 | 47% | — |
| Bhitkila · Manatu | 612 | 53% | — |
| Jagirha · Manatu | 532 | 40% | — |
| Gaurwatanr · Manatu | 366 | 58% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dewdih
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DALTONGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 50
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BANSI KHURD
- Total area (ha)
- 342
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 11.6
- Forest area (ha)
- 219.82
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dewdih
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dewdih
- LGD code
- 366104
- Pincode
- 822123
- Post office
- Patan (Palamau)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 572
- Population (projected 2026)
- 674
- Households
- 101
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 993
- Literacy rate
- 27.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hazaribagh
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mandu
- Member of Parliament
- Manish Jaiswal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Nirmal Mahto
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PRAMILA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Manatu
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)