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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
rajendra mahato
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- LGD code
- 361493
- Pincode
- 828128
- Post office
- Tundoo
- Population
- 433
- Households
- 90
- Literacy rate
- 56.6%
- Sex ratio
- 968 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 128
Census 2011 · in context
How Sondaha compares
By population, Sondaha ranks #145 of 193 villages in Baghmara-Cum-Katras mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.6%
−6.5% vs mandal average
- Sondaha
- 56.6%
- Baghmara-Cum-Katras mandal
- 63.1%
- Dhanbad district
- 64.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
968
+55 vs mandal average
- Sondaha
- 968
- Baghmara-Cum-Katras mandal
- 913
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Sondaha
- 4.8
- Baghmara-Cum-Katras mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sondaha at a glance
Sondaha is a village of 433 people in 90 households (Census 2011) in Baghmara-Cum-Katras block, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, the 145th-largest of 193 villages in Baghmara-Cum-Katras block. Literacy is 57%, 7 points below the block average of 63% and the sex ratio is 968 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 828128, served by Tundoo post office; the LGD village code is 361493. The sarpanch is rajendra mahato, and the village votes in Jamtara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Irfan Ansari. The population is estimated at 511 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Nagrikala North →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sondaha · this village | 433 | 57% | — |
| Bhuian Paharpur · Baghmara-Cum-Katras | 1,050 | 56% | — |
| Nagrikalan Part · Baghmara-Cum-Katras | — | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sondaha
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DHANBAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 20
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- NAGRIKALA NORTH
- Total area (ha)
- 132
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0.5
- Forest area (ha)
- 39.16
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sondaha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sondaha
- LGD code
- 361493
- Pincode
- 828128
- Post office
- Tundoo
- Population (Census 2011)
- 433
- Population (projected 2026)
- 511
- Households
- 90
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 968
- Literacy rate
- 56.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jamtara
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Irfan Ansari
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- rajendra mahato
- Block / Mandal
- Baghmara-Cum-Katras
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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
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