Chontha is a small village in Mayur Hand mandal, Chatra district, Jharkhand, with a population of 134 and 22 households. The literacy rate is 57.5%.
By population, Chontha ranks #94 of 118 villages in Mayur Hand mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chontha is a village of 134 people in 22 households (Census 2011) in Mayur Hand block, Chatra district, Jharkhand, the 94th-largest of 118 villages in Mayur Hand block. Literacy is 58%, 4 points above the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 971 women per 1,000 men. It lies 33 km from the Chatra district centre, 4 km from Jarmune, the nearest town, 16 km from Hazaribagh Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 825408, served by Itkhori post office; the LGD village code is 349215. The nearest hospital or health centre is Railway Hospital, 16 km away. The village votes in Jamua assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manju Kumari. The population is estimated at 158 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Karma →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chontha · this village | 134 | 58% | — |
| Chontha · Pathalgora | 1,040 | 57% | 0 km N |
| Chontha · Bishungarh | 1,207 | 55% | 0 km N |
| Alpito · Bishungarh | 2,131 | 57% | 0.7 km NE |
| Alpito · Barkatha | 414 | 53% | 0.7 km NE |
| Hethli Bodra · Bishungarh | 1,595 | 55% | 1 km SE |
| Uprail Bodra · Bishungarh | 278 | 58% | 1.3 km SW |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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