Bajitpur observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Jharkhand.
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Bajitpur is a village in Meherma mandal, Godda district, Jharkhand, with a population of 3,877 across 693 households. The village has a literacy rate of 42.6% and is identified by PIN code 814160.
By population, Bajitpur ranks #4 of 212 villages in Meherma mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bajitpur is a village of 3,877 people in 693 households (Census 2011) in Meherma block, Godda district, Jharkhand, the 4th-largest of 212 villages in Meherma block. Literacy is 43%, 2 points below the block average of 45% and the sex ratio is 976 women per 1,000 men. It lies 91 km from the Godda district centre, 15 km from Pratappur, the nearest town, 5 km from Dubrajpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 814160, served by Meharma post office; the LGD village code is 355620. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dubrajpur Rural Hospital, 3 km away. The sarpanch is Gayatri Devi, and the village votes in Litipara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hemlal Murmu. The population is estimated at 4,571 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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