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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SANTOSH KISKU
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- LGD code
- 370159
- Pincode
- 814119
- Post office
- Kurwa
- Population
- 203
- Households
- 39
- Literacy rate
- 47.3%
- Sex ratio
- 990 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 104
Census 2011 · in context
How Kathaldih compares
By population, Kathaldih ranks #262 of 347 villages in Ramgarh mandal.
Literacy rate
%
47.3%
+1.1% vs mandal average
- Kathaldih
- 47.3%
- Ramgarh mandal
- 46.2%
- Dumka district
- 50.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
990
−10 vs mandal average
- Kathaldih
- 990
- Ramgarh mandal
- 1,000
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Kathaldih
- 5.2
- Ramgarh mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kathaldih at a glance
Kathaldih is a village of 203 people in 39 households (Census 2011) in Ramgarh block, Dumka district, Jharkhand, the 262nd-largest of 347 villages in Ramgarh block. Literacy is 47%, 1 points above the block average of 46% and the sex ratio is 990 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 814119, served by Kurwa post office; the LGD village code is 370159. The sarpanch is SANTOSH KISKU, and the village votes in Sarath assembly constituency, represented by MLA Uday Shankar Singh. The population is estimated at 239 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kathaldih
- 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)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MAHUWAN
- Total area (ha)
- 89
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 15.67
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kathaldih
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kathaldih
- LGD code
- 370159
- Pincode
- 814119
- Post office
- Kurwa
- Population (Census 2011)
- 203
- Population (projected 2026)
- 239
- Households
- 39
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 990
- Literacy rate
- 47.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sarath
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Uday Shankar Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SANTOSH KISKU
- 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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