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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ANITA LINDA
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- LGD code
- 373599
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population
- 1,894
- Households
- 386
- Literacy rate
- 71.3%
- Sex ratio
- 933 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 648
Census 2011 · in context
How Harchanda compares
By population, Harchanda ranks #13 of 90 villages in Ormanjhi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
71.3%
+14.6% vs mandal average
- Harchanda
- 71.3%
- Ormanjhi mandal
- 56.7%
- Ranchi district
- 65.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
933
−14 vs mandal average
- Harchanda
- 933
- Ormanjhi mandal
- 947
Household size
people per home
4.9
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Harchanda
- 4.9
- Ormanjhi mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Harchanda at a glance
Harchanda is a village of 1,894 people in 386 households (Census 2011) in Ormanjhi block, Ranchi district, Jharkhand, the 13th-largest of 90 villages in Ormanjhi block. Literacy is 71%, 15 points above the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 933 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 834001, served by Church Road post office; the LGD village code is 373599. The sarpanch is ANITA LINDA, and the village votes in Ramgarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mamta Devi. The population is estimated at 2,233 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Harchanda
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RANCHI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 21
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 21
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 0
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BARWE
- Total area (ha)
- 97
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 6.35
- Forest area (ha)
- 29.74
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Harchanda
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Key facts — Harchanda
- LGD code
- 373599
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,894
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,233
- Households
- 386
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 933
- Literacy rate
- 71.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hazaribagh
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ramgarh
- Member of Parliament
- Manish Jaiswal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Mamta Devi
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ANITA LINDA
- Block / Mandal
- Ormanjhi
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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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