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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
DASHRATH ORAON
Contact: 91****4635
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- LGD code
- 373443
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population
- 2,024
- Households
- 341
- Literacy rate
- 49.8%
- Sex ratio
- 956 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,146
Census 2011 · in context
How Khakhra compares
By population, Khakhra ranks #9 of 77 villages in Burmu mandal.
Literacy rate
%
49.8%
−4.7% vs mandal average
Khakhra49.8%
Burmu mandal54.5%
Ranchi district65.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
956
−13 vs mandal average
Khakhra956
Burmu mandal969
Household size
people per home
5.9
+0.6 vs mandal average
Khakhra5.9
Burmu mandal5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Khakhra at a glance
Khakhra is a village of 2,024 people in 341 households (Census 2011) in Burmu block, Ranchi district, Jharkhand, the 9th-largest of 77 villages in Burmu block. Literacy is 50%, 5 points below the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 956 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 834001, served by Church Road post office; the LGD village code is 373443. The sarpanch is DASHRATH ORAON, and the village votes in Sindri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandradeo Mahato Alias Bablu Mahato. The population is estimated at 2,386 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khakhra · this village | 2,024 | 50% | — |
| Baraudi · Burmu | 1,620 | 59% | — |
| Hisri · Burmu | 1,596 | 58% | — |
| Basri (Banoari) · Burmu | 927 | 58% | — |
| Bhantboreya · Burmu | 573 | 56% | — |
| Kewtia · Burmu | 404 | 46% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Khakhra
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- RANCHI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KHAKHRA
- Total area (ha)
- 306
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 22.06
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Khakhra
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Khakhra
- LGD code
- 373443
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,024
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,386
- Households
- 341
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 956
- Literacy rate
- 49.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dhanbad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sindri
- Member of Parliament
- Dulu Mahato
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chandradeo Mahato Alias Bablu Mahato
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- DASHRATH ORAON
- Block / Mandal
- Burmu
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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
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)