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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ROSHNI KULLU
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- LGD code
- 376746
- Pincode
- 835201
- Post office
- Bano
- Population
- 1,166
- Households
- 214
- Literacy rate
- 60.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1064 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 667
Census 2011 · in context
How Siharjor compares
By population, Siharjor ranks #11 of 19 villages in Bansjor mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.4%
+8.1% vs mandal average
- Siharjor
- 60.4%
- Bansjor mandal
- 52.3%
- Simdega district
- 57.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,064
+79 vs mandal average
- Siharjor
- 1,064
- Bansjor mandal
- 985
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Siharjor
- 5.4
- Bansjor mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Siharjor at a glance
Siharjor is a village of 1,166 people in 214 households (Census 2011) in Bansjor block, Simdega district, Jharkhand, the 11th-largest of 19 villages in Bansjor block. Literacy is 60%, 8 points above the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 1,064 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 835201, served by Bano post office; the LGD village code is 376746. The sarpanch is ROSHNI KULLU, and the village votes in Kolebira assembly constituency, represented by MLA Naman Bixal Kongari. The population is estimated at 1,375 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siharjor · this village | 1,166 | 60% | — |
| Targa · Bansjor | 2,020 | 50% | — |
| Kurkura · Bansjor | 2,003 | 45% | — |
| Kulamara · Bansjor | 1,210 | 47% | — |
| Bhukumunda · Bansjor | 512 | 53% | — |
| Patrapali · Bansjor | 237 | 47% | — |
| Sakambahar · Bansjor | 180 | 47% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Siharjor
- 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
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SIMDEGA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 32
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 32
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- TARGA
- Total area (ha)
- 562
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 4.28
- Forest area (ha)
- 36.68
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Siharjor
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Siharjor
- LGD code
- 376746
- Pincode
- 835201
- Post office
- Bano
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,166
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,375
- Households
- 214
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1064
- Literacy rate
- 60.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Khunti
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kolebira
- Member of Parliament
- Kali Charan Munda
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Naman Bixal Kongari
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ROSHNI KULLU
- Block / Mandal
- Bansjor
- Nearest railway station
- Tati (1.8 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 835201
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Siharjor
Other villages in Bansjor mandal
View all 18 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)