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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MUNNI
Contact: 96****7141
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- LGD code
- 357076
- Pincode
- 814155
- Post office
- Basantrai
- Population
- 504
- Households
- 84
- Literacy rate
- 46%
- Sex ratio
- 953 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 241
Census 2011 · in context
How Gouri Kita compares
By population, Gouri Kita ranks #68 of 113 villages in Bashant Rai* mandal.
Literacy rate
%
46.0%
+3.1% vs mandal average
- Gouri Kita
- 46.0%
- Bashant Rai* mandal
- 42.9%
- Godda district
- 46.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
953
+19 vs mandal average
- Gouri Kita
- 953
- Bashant Rai* mandal
- 934
Household size
people per home
6.0
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Gouri Kita
- 6.0
- Bashant Rai* mandal
- 5.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gouri Kita at a glance
Gouri Kita is a village of 504 people in 84 households (Census 2011) in Bashant Rai* block, Godda district, Jharkhand, the 68th-largest of 113 villages in Bashant Rai* block. Literacy is 46%, 3 points above the block average of 43% and the sex ratio is 953 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 814155, served by Basantrai post office; the LGD village code is 357076. The sarpanch is MUNNI, and the village votes in Jarmundi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Devendra Kunwar. The population is estimated at 594 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gouri Kita · this village | 504 | 46% | — |
| Kaithiya · Bashant Rai* | 2,279 | 43% | — |
| Shahpur · Bashant Rai* | 1,573 | 39% | — |
| Gopi Chak · Bashant Rai* | 883 | 54% | — |
| Nakta · Bashant Rai* | 668 | 28% | — |
| Ghat Lachhimipur · Bashant Rai* | 317 | 68% | — |
| Mahadew Kita · Bashant Rai* | 307 | 27% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gouri Kita
- 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
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- GODDA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KAITHIYA
- Total area (ha)
- 135
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 7.4
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gouri Kita
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gouri Kita
- LGD code
- 357076
- Pincode
- 814155
- Post office
- Basantrai
- Population (Census 2011)
- 504
- Population (projected 2026)
- 594
- Households
- 84
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 953
- Literacy rate
- 46.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Godda
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jarmundi
- Member of Parliament
- Nishikant Dubey
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Devendra Kunwar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MUNNI
- Block / Mandal
- Bashant Rai*
- Nearest railway station
- Kakwara Halt (55.7 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 814155
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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)