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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Payal Hansda
Contact: 97****5460
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- LGD code
- 371412
- Pincode
- 814158
- Post office
- Guhiajori
- Population
- 598
- Households
- 129
- Literacy rate
- 49.5%
- Sex ratio
- 961 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 188
Census 2011 · in context
How Kurumpahari compares
By population, Kurumpahari ranks #67 of 273 villages in Dumka mandal.
Literacy rate
%
49.5%
−7.7% vs mandal average
- Kurumpahari
- 49.5%
- Dumka mandal
- 57.2%
- Dumka district
- 50.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
961
−29 vs mandal average
- Kurumpahari
- 961
- Dumka mandal
- 990
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Kurumpahari
- 4.6
- Dumka mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kurumpahari at a glance
Kurumpahari is a village of 598 people in 129 households (Census 2011) in Dumka block, Dumka district, Jharkhand, the 67th-largest of 273 villages in Dumka block. Literacy is 50%, 8 points below the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 961 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 814158, served by Guhiajori post office; the LGD village code is 371412. The sarpanch is Payal Hansda, and the village votes in Sarath assembly constituency, represented by MLA Uday Shankar Singh. The population is estimated at 705 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Ghasipur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurumpahari · this village | 598 | 50% | — |
| Ghasipur · Dumka | 958 | 51% | — |
| Dhamna · Dumka | 839 | 57% | — |
| Sagarbhanga · Dumka | 710 | 63% | — |
| Dhabna · Dumka | 707 | 43% | — |
| Kalipathar · Dumka | 581 | 46% | — |
| Jiathar · Dumka | 541 | 40% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kurumpahari
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- DUMKA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 13
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 13
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 189
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kurumpahari
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kurumpahari
- LGD code
- 371412
- Pincode
- 814158
- Post office
- Guhiajori
- Population (Census 2011)
- 598
- Population (projected 2026)
- 705
- Households
- 129
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 961
- Literacy rate
- 49.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sarath
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Uday Shankar Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Payal Hansda
- Block / Mandal
- Dumka
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 814158
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Kurumpahari
Other villages in Dumka mandal
View all 60+ →- Pandarjori
- Sarua
- Lakshikumri
- Karaya
- Ranibahal
- Asansol
- Bagnocha
- Khejuria
- Harinakuri
- Kusumdih
- Parsimla
- Rajbandh
- Murbhanga
- Karaharbil
- Siriamra
- Chorkata
- Domohani
- Sonwadangal
- Chirudih
- Murjora
- Mahuadangal
- Bartali
- Golpur
- Dhadkia
- Murgabani
- Gando
- Karayachak Raghunathganj
- Beharabank
- Sidpahari
- Nankukurua
- Murtanga
- Bijaypur
- Rampur
- Ghasipur
- Katijoria
- Haripur
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)