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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MAYKEL HEMBROM
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- LGD code
- 370560
- Pincode
- 814103
- Post office
- Kathikund
- Population
- 214
- Households
- 53
- Literacy rate
- 37.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1140 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 126
- Distance to district centre
- 103 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 92 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 307 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 276 km
- Nearest railway station
- Tinpahar Junction · 1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Goverment hospital , Chhota Chitolia · 1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Babupur compares
By population, Babupur ranks #82 of 129 villages in Gopikandar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
37.9%
−3.1% vs mandal average
Babupur37.9%
Gopikandar mandal41.0%
Dumka district50.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,140
+137 vs mandal average
Babupur1,140
Gopikandar mandal1,003
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.5 vs mandal average
Babupur4.0
Gopikandar mandal4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Babupur at a glance
Babupur is a village of 214 people in 53 households (Census 2011) in Gopikandar block, Dumka district, Jharkhand, the 82nd-largest of 129 villages in Gopikandar block. Literacy is 38%, 3 points below the block average of 41% and the sex ratio is 1,140 women per 1,000 men. It lies 103 km from the Dumka district centre, 9 km from Jamnagar, the nearest town, 1 km from Tinpahar Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 814103, served by Kathikund post office; the LGD village code is 370560. The nearest hospital or health centre is Goverment hospital , Chhota Chitolia, 1 km away. The sarpanch is MAYKEL HEMBROM, and the village votes in Poreyahat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pradeep Yadav. The population is estimated at 128 in 2026, down 40% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Babupur
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DUMKA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 40
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 40
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- GOPIKANDAR
- Total area (ha)
- 255.45
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 63.39
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Babupur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Babupur
- LGD code
- 370560
- Pincode
- 814103
- Post office
- Kathikund
- Population (Census 2011)
- 214
- Population (projected 2026)
- 128
- Households
- 53
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1140
- Literacy rate
- 37.9%
- Coordinates
- 24.98714°N, 87.74629°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Godda
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Poreyahat
- Member of Parliament
- Nishikant Dubey
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Pradeep Yadav
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MAYKEL HEMBROM
- Block / Mandal
- Gopikandar
- Nearest railway station
- Kumradol (77.8 km)
Getting there
How to reach Babupur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi307 kmcapital
- Kolkata276 km
- Delhi1120 km
- Hyderabad1278 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationTinpahar Junction1 km
- Hospital / PHCGoverment hospital , Chhota Chitolia1 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil36 km
- CollegeD.N.C. College49 km
- Police stationKaliachak Police Station31 km
Same pincode
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- KadmaKathikund mandal1,228 pop
- Kharni And KharnibazarGopikandar mandal1,218 pop
- KaranpuraKathikund mandal1,186 pop
- KalhajhorKathikund mandal1,137 pop
- AmgachhiKathikund mandal1,119 pop
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Other villages in Gopikandar mandal
View all 60+ →- Gopikandar
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- Ahrochua
- Karudih
- Ormo
- Surjoodih
- Dundua
- Bara Pathar
- Madhuban
- Karipahari
- Ranga
- Tengjor
- Kheribari
- Dundhapahari
- Kundapahari
- Chirudih
- Durgapur
- Musna
- Gumapahari
- Piparjoria
- Tarni
- Gariapani
- Paharpur
- Daldali
- Duaria
- Babuikhura
- Namodih
- Khairbani
- Amladahi
- Jamchua
- Karmo
- Chhatarchua
- Majurabari
- Chirapathar
- Bhelaighati
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)