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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ROJINTA HANSDA
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- LGD code
- 370917
- Pincode
- 816118
- Post office
- Shikaripara
- Population
- 413
- Households
- 84
- Literacy rate
- 45.5%
- Sex ratio
- 967 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 210
Census 2011 · in context
How Kaurigarh compares
By population, Kaurigarh ranks #127 of 261 villages in Shikaripara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
45.5%
−1.6% vs mandal average
- Kaurigarh
- 45.5%
- Shikaripara mandal
- 47.1%
- Dumka district
- 50.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
967
−33 vs mandal average
- Kaurigarh
- 967
- Shikaripara mandal
- 1,000
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Kaurigarh
- 4.9
- Shikaripara mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kaurigarh at a glance
Kaurigarh is a village of 413 people in 84 households (Census 2011) in Shikaripara block, Dumka district, Jharkhand, the 127th-largest of 261 villages in Shikaripara block. Literacy is 46%, 2 points below the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 967 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 816118, served by Shikaripara post office; the LGD village code is 370917. The sarpanch is ROJINTA HANSDA, and the village votes in Dumka assembly constituency, represented by MLA Basant Soren. The population is estimated at 487 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaurigarh · this village | 413 | 46% | — |
| Daldali · Shikaripara | 900 | 53% | — |
| Harinsinha · Shikaripara | 534 | 42% | — |
| Mahulbana · Shikaripara | 516 | 28% | — |
| Naupahar · Shikaripara | 461 | 44% | — |
| Simanijor · Shikaripara | 459 | 58% | — |
| Chhatupara · Shikaripara | 311 | 17% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kaurigarh
- 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
- 1
- 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)
- 39
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 39
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SIMANIJOR
- Total area (ha)
- 254
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 4.7
- Forest area (ha)
- 36.37
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kaurigarh
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kaurigarh
- LGD code
- 370917
- Pincode
- 816118
- Post office
- Shikaripara
- Population (Census 2011)
- 413
- Population (projected 2026)
- 487
- Households
- 84
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 967
- Literacy rate
- 45.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Basant Soren
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ROJINTA HANSDA
- Block / Mandal
- Shikaripara
- Nearest railway station
- Dumka (5.5 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 816118
- PirargariaShikaripara mandal3,260 pop
- DhakaShikaripara mandal2,756 pop
- SikariparaShikaripara mandal2,646 pop
- KharukadmaShikaripara mandal2,403 pop
- KalabadarShikaripara mandal1,991 pop
- SarasdangaShikaripara mandal1,928 pop
- BakijorShikaripara mandal1,823 pop
- SonadhapShikaripara mandal1,587 pop
- ChitragariaShikaripara mandal1,558 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Kaurigarh
Other villages in Shikaripara mandal
View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)