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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SANGITA MURMU
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- LGD code
- 370576
- Pincode
- 814111
- Post office
- Amrapara
- Population
- 348
- Households
- 81
- Literacy rate
- 30.5%
- Sex ratio
- 881 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 200
Census 2011 · in context
How Amjhari compares
By population, Amjhari ranks #44 of 129 villages in Gopikandar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
30.5%
−10.5% vs mandal average
- Amjhari
- 30.5%
- Gopikandar mandal
- 41.0%
- Dumka district
- 50.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
881
−122 vs mandal average
- Amjhari
- 881
- Gopikandar mandal
- 1,003
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Amjhari
- 4.3
- Gopikandar mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Amjhari at a glance
Amjhari is a village of 348 people in 81 households (Census 2011) in Gopikandar block, Dumka district, Jharkhand, the 44th-largest of 129 villages in Gopikandar block. Literacy is 31%, 11 points below the block average of 41% and the sex ratio is 881 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 814111, served by Amrapara post office; the LGD village code is 370576. The sarpanch is SANGITA MURMU, and the village votes in Poreyahat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pradeep Yadav. The population is estimated at 410 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Amjhari
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DUMKA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MUSNA
- Total area (ha)
- 189.22
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 2.23
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Amjhari
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Amjhari
- LGD code
- 370576
- Pincode
- 814111
- Post office
- Amrapara
- Population (Census 2011)
- 348
- Population (projected 2026)
- 410
- Households
- 81
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 881
- Literacy rate
- 30.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Godda
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Poreyahat
- Member of Parliament
- Nishikant Dubey
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Pradeep Yadav
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SANGITA MURMU
- Block / Mandal
- Gopikandar
- Nearest railway station
- Harlatanr (6.8 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
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