Bharkhar observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Jharkhand.
Temples near Bharkhar
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Bharkhar is a village in Dumri mandal, Giridih district, Jharkhand, with a population of 2,934 across 456 households. The village has a literacy rate of 54.6% and postal code 825106.
By population, Bharkhar ranks #13 of 191 villages in Dumri mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bharkhar is a village of 2,934 people in 456 households (Census 2011) in Dumri block, Giridih district, Jharkhand, the 13th-largest of 191 villages in Dumri block. Literacy is 55%, 4 points above the block average of 51% and the sex ratio is 989 women per 1,000 men. It lies 306 km from the Giridih district centre, 2 km from Mohania, the nearest town, 2 km from Bhabua Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 825106, served by Dumri post office; the LGD village code is 352700. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr.Awinash Clinic, 2 km away. The sarpanch is SERA KHATOON, and the village votes in Madhupur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hafizul Hassan. The population is estimated at 3,459 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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