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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MALTI MURMU
Contact: 62****4950
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- LGD code
- 363965
- Pincode
- 832104
- Post office
- Mosabani Mines
- Population
- 187
- Households
- 30
- Literacy rate
- 35.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1338 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 92
Census 2011 · in context
How Forest Block compares
By population, Forest Block ranks #87 of 90 villages in Dumaria mandal.
Literacy rate
%
35.3%
−12.7% vs mandal average
- Forest Block
- 35.3%
- Dumaria mandal
- 48.0%
- East Singhbum district
- 65.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,338
+337 vs mandal average
- Forest Block
- 1,338
- Dumaria mandal
- 1,001
Household size
people per home
6.2
+1.2 vs mandal average
- Forest Block
- 6.2
- Dumaria mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Forest Block at a glance
Forest Block is a village of 187 people in 30 households (Census 2011) in Dumaria block, East Singhbum district, Jharkhand, the 87th-largest of 90 villages in Dumaria block. Literacy is 35%, 13 points below the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 1,338 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 832104, served by Mosabani Mines post office; the LGD village code is 363965. The sarpanch is MALTI MURMU, and the village votes in Jamtara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Irfan Ansari. The population is estimated at 220 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Palashbani →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Block · this village | 187 | 35% | — |
| Palashbani · Dumaria | 1,562 | 43% | — |
| Bara Botla · Dumaria | 1,445 | 55% | — |
| Bakra Kocha · Dumaria | 636 | 33% | — |
| Manikpur · Dumaria | 557 | 52% | — |
| Chhota Botla · Dumaria | 545 | 50% | — |
| Saraldih · Dumaria | 525 | 55% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Forest Block
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- 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
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JAMSHEDPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 64
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 64
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PALARABANI
- Total area (ha)
- 1,101
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 964.19
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Forest Block
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Forest Block
- LGD code
- 363965
- Pincode
- 832104
- Post office
- Mosabani Mines
- Population (Census 2011)
- 187
- Population (projected 2026)
- 220
- Households
- 30
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1338
- Literacy rate
- 35.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jamtara
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Irfan Ansari
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MALTI MURMU
- Block / Mandal
- Dumaria
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 832104
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Other villages named Forest Block
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Forest Block
Other villages in Dumaria mandal
View all 60+ →- Bara Kanjiya
- Kharida
- Bankishol
- Bhagabandi
- Murakanjiya
- Kumrashol
- Palashbani
- Dumariya
- Bara Botla
- Khayerbani
- Astakoyali
- Kundaloka
- Bara Asthi
- Kenduya
- Chaidiha
- Jadugora
- Bomro
- Rangamatiya
- Damdi
- Bankati
- Katashol
- Besar Pahari
- Hanrda
- Koleberya
- Baredih
- Chingriya
- Pandusai
- Dholabera
- Rangamatiya
- Bhitar Amda
- Chatani Pani
- Lango
- Dublabera
- Patharsai
- Baruniya
- Bakra Kocha
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)