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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
TAIJYTAMA DEVI
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- LGD code
- 373760
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population
- 1,027
- Households
- 224
- Literacy rate
- 66.3%
- Sex ratio
- 983 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 552
Census 2011 · in context
How Panchu compares
By population, Panchu ranks #19 of 59 villages in Rahe mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.3%
+6.8% vs mandal average
- Panchu
- 66.3%
- Rahe mandal
- 59.5%
- Ranchi district
- 65.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
983
+11 vs mandal average
- Panchu
- 983
- Rahe mandal
- 972
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Panchu
- 4.6
- Rahe mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Panchu at a glance
Panchu is a village of 1,027 people in 224 households (Census 2011) in Rahe block, Ranchi district, Jharkhand, the 19th-largest of 59 villages in Rahe block. Literacy is 66%, 7 points above the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 983 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 834001, served by Church Road post office; the LGD village code is 373760. The sarpanch is TAIJYTAMA DEVI, and the village votes in Tamar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vikas Kumar Munda. The population is estimated at 1,211 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Panchu
- 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
- 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)
- 50
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 227
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 2.35
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Panchu
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Key facts — Panchu
- LGD code
- 373760
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,027
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,211
- Households
- 224
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 983
- Literacy rate
- 66.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Khunti
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tamar
- Member of Parliament
- Kali Charan Munda
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vikas Kumar Munda
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- TAIJYTAMA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Rahe
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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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