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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
LUGANI MURMU
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- LGD code
- 372135
- Pincode
- 814119
- Post office
- Kurwa
- Population
- 582
- Households
- 125
- Literacy rate
- 28.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1007 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 353
Census 2011 · in context
How Sarmundi compares
By population, Sarmundi ranks #64 of 317 villages in Masalia mandal.
Literacy rate
%
28.9%
−22.8% vs mandal average
Sarmundi28.9%
Masalia mandal51.7%
Dumka district50.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,007
+25 vs mandal average
Sarmundi1,007
Masalia mandal982
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.1 vs mandal average
Sarmundi4.7
Masalia mandal4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sarmundi at a glance
Sarmundi is a village of 582 people in 125 households (Census 2011) in Masalia block, Dumka district, Jharkhand, the 64th-largest of 317 villages in Masalia block. Literacy is 29%, 23 points below the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 1,007 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 814119, served by Kurwa post office; the LGD village code is 372135. The sarpanch is LUGANI MURMU, and the village votes in Dumka assembly constituency, represented by MLA Basant Soren. The population is estimated at 686 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sarmundi
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- DUMKA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- AMGACHHI
- Total area (ha)
- 301.11
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 44.88
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sarmundi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sarmundi
- LGD code
- 372135
- Pincode
- 814119
- Post office
- Kurwa
- Population (Census 2011)
- 582
- Population (projected 2026)
- 686
- Households
- 125
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1007
- Literacy rate
- 28.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Basant Soren
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- LUGANI MURMU
- Block / Mandal
- Masalia
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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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