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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MERI horo
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- LGD code
- 374422
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population
- 318
- Households
- 61
- Literacy rate
- 54.7%
- Sex ratio
- 963 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 157
Census 2011 · in context
How Gudgud compares
By population, Gudgud ranks #69 of 79 villages in Lapung mandal.
Literacy rate
%
54.7%
+4.3% vs mandal average
- Gudgud
- 54.7%
- Lapung mandal
- 50.4%
- Ranchi district
- 65.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
963
−50 vs mandal average
- Gudgud
- 963
- Lapung mandal
- 1,013
Household size
people per home
5.2
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Gudgud
- 5.2
- Lapung mandal
- 5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gudgud at a glance
Gudgud is a village of 318 people in 61 households (Census 2011) in Lapung block, Ranchi district, Jharkhand, the 69th-largest of 79 villages in Lapung block. Literacy is 55%, 4 points above the block average of 50% and the sex ratio is 963 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 834001, served by Church Road post office; the LGD village code is 374422. The sarpanch is MERI horo, and the village votes in Gomia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Yogendra Prasad. The population is estimated at 375 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gudgud
- 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
- 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
- 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
- No
- 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)
- 67
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 67
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MAHUGAON
- Total area (ha)
- 139.52
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 6.95
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gudgud
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gudgud
- LGD code
- 374422
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population (Census 2011)
- 318
- Population (projected 2026)
- 375
- Households
- 61
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 963
- Literacy rate
- 54.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Giridih
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gomia
- Member of Parliament
- Chandra Prakash Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Yogendra Prasad
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MERI horo
- Block / Mandal
- Lapung
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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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