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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
PK
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
pushpa khalkho
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- LGD code
- 373450
- Pincode
- 829208
- Post office
- Mc. Cluskiganj
- Population
- 1,540
- Households
- 339
- Literacy rate
- 57.7%
- Sex ratio
- 995 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 557
Census 2011 · in context
How Konka compares
By population, Konka ranks #7 of 14 villages in Khelari mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.7%
+1.9% vs mandal average
- Konka
- 57.7%
- Khelari mandal
- 55.8%
- Ranchi district
- 65.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
995
+44 vs mandal average
- Konka
- 995
- Khelari mandal
- 951
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.7 vs mandal average
- Konka
- 4.5
- Khelari mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Konka at a glance
Konka is a village of 1,540 people in 339 households (Census 2011) in Khelari block, Ranchi district, Jharkhand, the 7th-largest of 14 villages in Khelari block. Literacy is 58%, 2 points above the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 995 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 829208, served by Mc. Cluskiganj post office; the LGD village code is 373450. The sarpanch is pushpa khalkho. The population is estimated at 1,816 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Konka
- 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)
- 9
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RANCHI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 60
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MAYAPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 729
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 520
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Konka
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Konka
- LGD code
- 373450
- Pincode
- 829208
- Post office
- Mc. Cluskiganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,540
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,816
- Households
- 339
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 995
- Literacy rate
- 57.7%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- pushpa khalkho
- Block / Mandal
- Khelari
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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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