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Revenue village·Gawan block·Giridih

Dehar

Gawan mandal
Pincode 815313
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Dehar observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Jharkhand.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temple in Gawan mandal

The principal temple recorded for Gawan mandal is Surya Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Dehar itself.

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

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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
CHANDAN KUMAR
Contact: 95****9777
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LGD code
350308
Pincode
815313
Post office
Ganwan
Population
68
Households
12
Literacy rate
42.6%
Sex ratio
943 ♀/1000♂
Workers
40
Distance to district centre
149 km
Distance to mandal centre
168 km
Distance to Ranchi
301 km
Distance to Kolkata
279 km
Nearest railway station
Tinpahar Junction · 9 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
CHC, Borio · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Dehar compares

By population, Dehar ranks #126 of 160 villages in Gawan mandal.

Literacy rate
%
42.6%
−6.4% vs mandal average
Dehar
42.6%
Gawan mandal
49.0%
Giridih district
51.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
943
−22 vs mandal average
Dehar
943
Gawan mandal
965
Household size
people per home
5.7
−0.7 vs mandal average
Dehar
5.7
Gawan mandal
6.4

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Dehar at a glance

Dehar is a village of 68 people in 12 households (Census 2011) in Gawan block, Giridih district, Jharkhand, the 126th-largest of 160 villages in Gawan block. Literacy is 43%, 6 points below the block average of 49% and the sex ratio is 943 women per 1,000 men. It lies 149 km from the Giridih district centre, 10 km from Majhua, the nearest town, 9 km from Tinpahar Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 815313, served by Ganwan post office; the LGD village code is 350308. The nearest hospital or health centre is CHC, Borio, 7 km away. The sarpanch is CHANDAN KUMAR, and the village votes in Jamua assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manju Kumari. The population is estimated at 80 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Birne

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Dehar · this village6843%
Dehar · Borio00 km N
Chapi · Borio00.5 km E
Mahwari · Borio00.7 km S
Gobri · Borio2060%1 km SW
Pandeni Mago · Borio15623%1.1 km NW
Pachare · Borio14124%1.1 km NE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dehar

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
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
GIRIDIH
Distance to nearest town (km)
97
Distance to district HQ (km)
97
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
12
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
BIRNE
Total area (ha)
153.62
Irrigated area (ha)
1.21
Forest area (ha)
97.79

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Dehar

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Dehar

LGD code
350308
Pincode
815313
Post office
Ganwan
Population (Census 2011)
68
Population (projected 2026)
80
Households
12
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
943
Literacy rate
42.6%
Coordinates
24.99792°N, 87.65530°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Kodarma
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Jamua
Member of Parliament
Annpurna Devi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Manju Kumari
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
CHANDAN KUMAR
Block / Mandal
Gawan
Getting there

How to reach Dehar

Mandal centre
Gawan · ≈ 168 km
≈ 5 h 45 min by car · 6 h 49 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Giridih · ≈ 149 km
≈ 5 h 5 min by car · 6 h 2 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,462 people
Majhua · ≈ 9.8 km
≈ 20 min by car · 24 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi301 kmcapital
  • Kolkata279 km
  • Delhi1111 km
  • Hyderabad1272 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationTinpahar Junction9 km
  • Hospital / PHCCHC, Borio7 km
  • CollegeD.N.C. College56 km
  • Police stationKaliachak Police Station40 km
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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)
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