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Jharkhand signs MoU with Centre under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0; CM Soren seeks release of Rs 6,500 crore dues
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MURATI DEVI
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- LGD code
- 370417
- Pincode
- 814110
- Post office
- Shivpahar
- Population
- 532
- Households
- 107
- Literacy rate
- 44.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1031 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 272
Census 2011 · in context
How Bara Paghar compares
By population, Bara Paghar ranks #107 of 347 villages in Ramgarh mandal.
Literacy rate
%
44.2%
−2.0% vs mandal average
- Bara Paghar
- 44.2%
- Ramgarh mandal
- 46.2%
- Dumka district
- 50.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,031
+31 vs mandal average
- Bara Paghar
- 1,031
- Ramgarh mandal
- 1,000
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Bara Paghar
- 5.0
- Ramgarh mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bara Paghar at a glance
Bara Paghar is a village of 532 people in 107 households (Census 2011) in Ramgarh block, Dumka district, Jharkhand, the 107th-largest of 347 villages in Ramgarh block. Literacy is 44%, 2 points below the block average of 46% and the sex ratio is 1,031 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 814110, served by Shivpahar post office; the LGD village code is 370417. The sarpanch is MURATI DEVI, and the village votes in Sarath assembly constituency, represented by MLA Uday Shankar Singh. The population is estimated at 627 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bara Paghar
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 3
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- 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
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- 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
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SIRTHA
- Total area (ha)
- 85
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 33.15
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bara Paghar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bara Paghar
- LGD code
- 370417
- Pincode
- 814110
- Post office
- Shivpahar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 532
- Population (projected 2026)
- 627
- Households
- 107
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1031
- Literacy rate
- 44.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sarath
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Uday Shankar Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MURATI DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Ramgarh
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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