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PRATIMA DEVI
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- LGD code
- 361710
- Pincode
- 828109
- Post office
- Govindpur (Dhanbad)
- Population
- 2,984
- Households
- 537
- Literacy rate
- 52.4%
- Sex ratio
- 912 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,575
Census 2011 · in context
How Jainagar compares
By population, Jainagar ranks #13 of 220 villages in Gobindpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.4%
−4.2% vs mandal average
- Jainagar
- 52.4%
- Gobindpur mandal
- 56.6%
- Dhanbad district
- 64.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
912
−21 vs mandal average
- Jainagar
- 912
- Gobindpur mandal
- 933
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Jainagar
- 5.6
- Gobindpur mandal
- 5.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jainagar at a glance
Jainagar is a village of 2,984 people in 537 households (Census 2011) in Gobindpur block, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, the 13th-largest of 220 villages in Gobindpur block. Literacy is 52%, 4 points below the block average, and the sex ratio is 912 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 828109, served by Govindpur (Dhanbad) post office; the LGD village code is 361710. The sarpanch is PRATIMA DEVI, and the village votes in Jamtara assembly constituency, represented by Irfan Ansari. The population is estimated at 3,518 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Jaynagar →
Key facts — Jainagar
- LGD code
- 361710
- Pincode
- 828109
- Post office
- Govindpur (Dhanbad)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,984
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,518
- Households
- 537
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 912
- Literacy rate
- 52.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jamtara
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Irfan Ansari
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PRATIMA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Gobindpur
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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
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)