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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Shashikala Tirkey
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- LGD code
- 376557
- Pincode
- 835226
- Post office
- Thethaitangar
- Population
- 231
- Households
- 48
- Literacy rate
- 55.4%
- Sex ratio
- 848 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 140
Census 2011 · in context
How Gatigorha compares
By population, Gatigorha ranks #24 of 26 villages in Bolba mandal.
Literacy rate
%
55.4%
+2.1% vs mandal average
- Gatigorha
- 55.4%
- Bolba mandal
- 53.3%
- Simdega district
- 57.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
848
−174 vs mandal average
- Gatigorha
- 848
- Bolba mandal
- 1,022
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Gatigorha
- 4.8
- Bolba mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gatigorha at a glance
Gatigorha is a village of 231 people in 48 households (Census 2011) in Bolba block, Simdega district, Jharkhand, the 24th-largest of 26 villages in Bolba block. Literacy is 55%, 2 points above the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 848 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 835226, served by Thethaitangar post office; the LGD village code is 376557. The sarpanch is Shashikala Tirkey, and the village votes in Torpa assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sudeep Gudhiya. The population is estimated at 272 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gatigorha
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SIMDEGA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 45
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KADOPANI
- Total area (ha)
- 433
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 2.07
- Forest area (ha)
- 284.1
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gatigorha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gatigorha
- LGD code
- 376557
- Pincode
- 835226
- Post office
- Thethaitangar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 231
- Population (projected 2026)
- 272
- Households
- 48
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 848
- Literacy rate
- 55.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Khunti
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Torpa
- Member of Parliament
- Kali Charan Munda
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sudeep Gudhiya
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Shashikala Tirkey
- Block / Mandal
- Bolba
- Nearest PHC
- Primary Health Sub Centre, Sarita (10.3 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Pakra (12.4 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 835226
- KeryaThethaitangar mandal5,731 pop
- KoromiyaThethaitangar mandal4,665 pop
- GhutbaharThethaitangar mandal4,427 pop
- ThethaitangarThethaitangar mandal4,423 pop
- KonpalaThethaitangar mandal4,309 pop
- MeromdegaThethaitangar mandal3,304 pop
- JoramThethaitangar mandal2,954 pop
- MalsaraBolba mandal2,689 pop
- KadopaniBolba mandal2,526 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Gatigorha
Other villages in Bolba mandal
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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
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)