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Pachamba

Kunda mandal
Pincode 825404
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Pachamba is a village in Kunda mandal, Chatra district, Jharkhand, located at 23.493°N, 87.086°E. With a population of 124 spread across 23 households, the village has a literacy rate of 43.5%. The PIN code is 825404.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Bharat yadav
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LGD code
348539
Pincode
825404
Post office
Pratappur (Chatra)
Population
124
Households
23
Literacy rate
43.5%
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000♂
Workers
57
Distance to district centre
117 km
Distance to mandal centre
114 km
Distance to Ranchi
182 km
Distance to Kolkata
166 km
Nearest railway station
Raniganj · 13 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Ballavpur Rural Hospital · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Pachamba compares

By population, Pachamba ranks #63 of 78 villages in Kunda mandal.

Literacy rate
%
43.5%
+8.9% vs mandal average
Pachamba
43.5%
Kunda mandal
34.6%
Chatra district
48.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
938
−8 vs mandal average
Pachamba
938
Kunda mandal
946
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.2 vs mandal average
Pachamba
5.4
Kunda mandal
5.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Pachamba at a glance

Pachamba is a village of 124 people in 23 households (Census 2011) in Kunda block, Chatra district, Jharkhand, the 63rd-largest of 78 villages in Kunda block. Literacy is 44%, 9 points above the block average of 35% and the sex ratio is 938 women per 1,000 men. It lies 117 km from the Chatra district centre, 34 km from Barra, the nearest town, 13 km from Raniganj railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 825404, served by Pratappur (Chatra) post office; the LGD village code is 348539. The nearest hospital or health centre is Ballavpur Rural Hospital, 11 km away. The sarpanch is Bharat yadav. The population is estimated at 760 in 2026, up 513% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Nawada

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Pachamba · this village12444%
Pachamba · Shaligram Ram Narayanpur(Hunterganj)5632%0 km N
Pachamba · Latehar00 km N
Pachamba · Jamua16144%0 km N
Pachamba · Gangajalghati59848%0 km N
Pachamba · Panki29155%0 km N
Pachamba · Hussainabad97048%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pachamba

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
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
CHATRA
Distance to nearest town (km)
12
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
12
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
NAWADIH
Total area (ha)
68
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
20.74

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Pachamba

LGD code
348539
Pincode
825404
Post office
Pratappur (Chatra)
Population (Census 2011)
124
Population (projected 2026)
760
Households
23
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
938
Literacy rate
43.5%
Coordinates
23.49326°N, 87.08568°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Giridih
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Giridih
Member of Parliament
Chandra Prakash Choudhary
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Bharat yadav
Block / Mandal
Kunda
Getting there

How to reach Pachamba

Mandal centre
Kunda · ≈ 114 km
≈ 3 h 54 min by car · 4 h 37 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chatra · ≈ 117 km
≈ 3 h 59 min by car · 4 h 44 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,798 people
Barra · ≈ 34 km
≈ 1 h 10 min by car · 1 h 23 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi182 kmcapital
  • Kolkata166 km
  • Hyderabad1124 km
  • Delhi1138 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRaniganj13 km
  • Bus stopBogra Chatti Road Bus Stop19 km
  • Hospital / PHCBallavpur Rural Hospital11 km
  • ATM / bankYes Bank22 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum22 km
  • CollegeB.C. Roy College of polytecnic27 km
  • Police stationUkhra Out Post23 km
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Sources & freshness
  • 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)
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