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Dalahi

Meherma mandal
Pincode 814160
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Dalahi is a village in Meherma mandal, Godda district, Jharkhand. It has a population of 497 across 80 households with a literacy rate of 31.8%.

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SUMAIYA FIRDOSH
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LGD code
355816
Pincode
814160
Post office
Meharma
Population
497
Households
80
Literacy rate
31.8%
Sex ratio
890 ♀/1000♂
Workers
276
Distance to district centre
70 km
Distance to mandal centre
50 km
Distance to Ranchi
309 km
Distance to Kolkata
280 km
Nearest railway station
Kalian Chak · 2 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Goverment hospital , Chhota Chitolia · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Dalahi compares

By population, Dalahi ranks #85 of 212 villages in Meherma mandal.

Literacy rate
%
31.8%
−13.2% vs mandal average
Dalahi
31.8%
Meherma mandal
45.0%
Godda district
46.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
890
−21 vs mandal average
Dalahi
890
Meherma mandal
911
Household size
people per home
6.2
+0.9 vs mandal average
Dalahi
6.2
Meherma mandal
5.3

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

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Dalahi at a glance

Dalahi is a village of 497 people in 80 households (Census 2011) in Meherma block, Godda district, Jharkhand, the 85th-largest of 212 villages in Meherma block. Literacy is 32%, 13 points below the block average of 45% and the sex ratio is 890 women per 1,000 men. It lies 70 km from the Godda district centre, 9 km from Saidpur, the nearest town, 2 km from Kalian Chak railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 814160, served by Meharma post office; the LGD village code is 355816. The nearest hospital or health centre is Goverment hospital , Chhota Chitolia, 3 km away. The sarpanch is SUMAIYA FIRDOSH, and the village votes in Litipara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hemlal Murmu. The population is estimated at 586 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Gajhanda

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Dalahi · this village49732%
Dalahi · Pakuria12251%0 km N
Dalahi · Rajmahal56857%0 km N
Dalahi · Pakuria28323%0 km N
Dalahi · Kathikund18616%0 km N
Boglamari · Rajmahal00.7 km S
Jabonis Chinta · Rajmahal14335%0.8 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dalahi

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
1
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
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
GODDA
Distance to nearest town (km)
60
Distance to district HQ (km)
60
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
60
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
GAJANDA
Total area (ha)
53
Irrigated area (ha)
5.11
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Dalahi

LGD code
355816
Pincode
814160
Post office
Meharma
Population (Census 2011)
497
Population (projected 2026)
586
Households
80
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
890
Literacy rate
31.8%
Coordinates
25.02232°N, 87.73561°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Rajmahal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Litipara
Member of Parliament
Vijay Hansda
Member of Legislative Assembly
Hemlal Murmu
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SUMAIYA FIRDOSH
Block / Mandal
Meherma
Nearest railway station
Barahat Junction (74.1 km)
Getting there

How to reach Dalahi

Mandal centre
Meherma · ≈ 50 km
≈ 1 h 43 min by car · 2 h 2 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Godda · ≈ 70 km
≈ 2 h 24 min by car · 2 h 51 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 13,415 people
Saidpur · ≈ 8.9 km
≈ 18 min by car · 22 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi309 kmcapital
  • Kolkata280 km
  • Delhi1118 km
  • Hyderabad1280 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKalian Chak2 km
  • Hospital / PHCGoverment hospital , Chhota Chitolia3 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil37 km
  • CollegeD.N.C. College53 km
  • Police stationKaliachak Police Station33 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
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  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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