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Sheopur

Baliapur mandal
Pincode 828201
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Ganesh Chaturthi

Sheopur observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Jharkhand.

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When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

The full observance, step by step →

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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Dumka
PC 02 · ST
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Sarath
AC 014
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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sheopur is a small village in Baliapur mandal, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, with 806 people in 163 households and a literacy rate of 49%. Located at 24.754°N, 85.777°E with PIN code 828201.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MINTHU SARKHEL
Contact: 99****3792
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LGD code
361931
Pincode
828201
Post office
Baliapur
Population
806
Households
163
Literacy rate
49%
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000♂
Workers
454
Distance to district centre
136 km
Distance to mandal centre
121 km
Distance to Ranchi
164 km
Distance to Kolkata
358 km
Nearest railway station
Baghi Bardiha · 27 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Tajpur · 25 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Sheopur compares

By population, Sheopur ranks #46 of 64 villages in Baliapur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
49.0%
−10.8% vs mandal average
Sheopur
49.0%
Baliapur mandal
59.8%
Dhanbad district
64.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
901
−22 vs mandal average
Sheopur
901
Baliapur mandal
923
Household size
people per home
4.9
−0.4 vs mandal average
Sheopur
4.9
Baliapur mandal
5.3

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

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Sheopur at a glance

Sheopur is a village of 806 people in 163 households (Census 2011) in Baliapur block, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, the 46th-largest of 64 villages in Baliapur block. Literacy is 49%, 11 points below the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 901 women per 1,000 men. It lies 136 km from the Dhanbad district centre, 3 km from Dumri, the nearest town, 27 km from Baghi Bardiha railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 828201, served by Baliapur post office; the LGD village code is 361931. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Tajpur, 25 km away. The sarpanch is MINTHU SARKHEL, and the village votes in Sarath assembly constituency, represented by MLA Uday Shankar Singh. The population is estimated at 950 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Sheopur · this village80649%—
Sheopur · Chainpur0—0 km N
Nawa Chak · Pusa1,38662%0.9 km SE
Nawa Chak · Patepur2,75450%0.9 km SE
Samaldih · Satgawan2,66760%2.1 km SE
Rautdih · Satgawan81961%2.7 km SE
Rautdih · Narayanpur0—2.7 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sheopur

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)
13
Power hours (winter)
12
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
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
DHANBAD
Distance to nearest town (km)
20
Distance to district HQ (km)
20
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
GHARBAR
Total area (ha)
306
Irrigated area (ha)
1.5
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Sheopur

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Sheopur

LGD code
361931
Pincode
828201
Post office
Baliapur
Population (Census 2011)
806
Population (projected 2026)
950
Households
163
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
901
Literacy rate
49.0%
Coordinates
24.75393°N, 85.77679°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Dumka
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sarath
Member of Parliament
Nalin Soren
Member of Legislative Assembly
Uday Shankar Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
MINTHU SARKHEL
Block / Mandal
Baliapur
Getting there

How to reach Sheopur

Mandal centre
Baliapur · ≈ 121 km
≈ 4 h 9 min by car · 4 h 55 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Dhanbad · ≈ 136 km
≈ 4 h 40 min by car · 5 h 32 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 13,607 people
Dumri · ≈ 2.9 km
≈ 6 min by car · 7 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi164 kmcapital
  • Kolkata358 km
  • Delhi953 km
  • Hyderabad1115 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBaghi Bardiha27 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Tajpur25 km
  • Petrol pumpHP37 km
  • CollegeGovernment Engineering College, Sheikhpura43 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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