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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
NARAYAN ORAON
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- LGD code
- 374490
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population
- 401
- Households
- 83
- Literacy rate
- 59.4%
- Sex ratio
- 937 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 197
Census 2011 · in context
How Pawadih compares
By population, Pawadih ranks #56 of 88 villages in Bundu mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.4%
+2.5% vs mandal average
- Pawadih
- 59.4%
- Bundu mandal
- 56.9%
- Ranchi district
- 65.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
937
−27 vs mandal average
- Pawadih
- 937
- Bundu mandal
- 964
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Pawadih
- 4.8
- Bundu mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pawadih at a glance
Pawadih is a village of 401 people in 83 households (Census 2011) in Bundu block, Ranchi district, Jharkhand, the 56th-largest of 88 villages in Bundu block. Literacy is 59%, 3 points above the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 937 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 834001, served by Church Road post office; the LGD village code is 374490. The sarpanch is NARAYAN ORAON, and the village votes in Khijri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Kachhap. The population is estimated at 473 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pawadih
- 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
- BUNDU
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 4
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 42
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KANCHI
- Total area (ha)
- 55.13
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 3
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pawadih
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Pawadih
- LGD code
- 374490
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population (Census 2011)
- 401
- Population (projected 2026)
- 473
- Households
- 83
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 937
- Literacy rate
- 59.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ranchi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Khijri
- Member of Parliament
- Sanjay Seth
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Kachhap
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- NARAYAN ORAON
- Block / Mandal
- Bundu
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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, 2026-05-14
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