Runji is a village in Thakurgangti mandal, Godda district, Jharkhand, with a population of 3,496 across 680 households. The village has a literacy rate of 43.5% and is located at coordinates 25.116°N, 87.459°E.
By population, Runji ranks #2 of 192 villages in Thakurgangti mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Runji is a village of 3,496 people in 680 households (Census 2011) in Thakurgangti block, Godda district, Jharkhand, the 2nd-largest of 192 villages in Thakurgangti block. Literacy is 44%, 2 points below the block average of 46% and the sex ratio is 937 women per 1,000 men. It lies 64 km from the Godda district centre, 5 km from Karma, the nearest town, 16 km from Mirza Cheuki Railway Station railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 814133, served by Godda post office; the LGD village code is 356010. The nearest hospital or health centre is Hari Devi Referral Hospital, 1 km away. The sarpanch is CHUNNI DEVI, and the village votes in Barhait assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hemant Soren. The population is estimated at 4,122 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runji · this village | 3,496 | 44% | — |
| Bhiganda · Thakurgangti | 699 | 29% | 1.1 km SE |
| Misirgangti · Thakurgangti | 1,963 | 55% | 1.3 km NE |
| Basta · Thakurgangti | 1,368 | 42% | 1.3 km E |
| Basta · Maheshpur | 600 | 41% | 1.3 km E |
| Ratia Chak · Thakurgangti | 389 | 38% | 2.2 km SW |
| Gorapariharpur · Thakurgangti | 13 | 15% | 2.1 km E |
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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