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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PATRAS TIRKEY
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- LGD code
- 373977
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population
- 694
- Households
- 123
- Literacy rate
- 48.3%
- Sex ratio
- 972 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 201
Census 2011 · in context
How Hethdahu compares
By population, Hethdahu ranks #57 of 97 villages in Namkum mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.3%
−11.6% vs mandal average
Hethdahu48.3%
Namkum mandal59.9%
Ranchi district65.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
972
−17 vs mandal average
Hethdahu972
Namkum mandal989
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.5 vs mandal average
Hethdahu5.6
Namkum mandal5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Hethdahu at a glance
Hethdahu is a village of 694 people in 123 households (Census 2011) in Namkum block, Ranchi district, Jharkhand, the 57th-largest of 97 villages in Namkum block. Literacy is 48%, 12 points below the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 972 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 834001, served by Church Road post office; the LGD village code is 373977. The sarpanch is PATRAS TIRKEY. The population is estimated at 818 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Hethdahu
- 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
- RANCHI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 32
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 32
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 21
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SODAG
- Total area (ha)
- 172
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 82.75
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Hethdahu
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Hethdahu
- LGD code
- 373977
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population (Census 2011)
- 694
- Population (projected 2026)
- 818
- Households
- 123
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 972
- Literacy rate
- 48.3%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PATRAS TIRKEY
- Block / Mandal
- Namkum
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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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