By population, Gorhar ranks #3 of 83 villages in Barkatha mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gorhar is a village of 6,734 people in 1,085 households (Census 2011) in Barkatha block, Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, the 3rd-largest of 83 villages in Barkatha block. Literacy is 42%, 9 points below the block average of 50% and the sex ratio is 987 women per 1,000 men. It lies 38 km from the Hazaribagh district centre, 9 km from Jarmune, the nearest town, 16 km from Keshwari railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 825323, served by Barkatha post office; the LGD village code is 368346. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Barkatha, 13 km away. The sarpanch is PREMIKA KUMARI. The population is estimated at 7,939 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Gorhar →
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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.
Jharkhand CM honours 7-year-old swimmer Ishank Singh for record Palk Strait feat (via The Avenue Mail). Read the full story at the source.
19-Year-Old girl dies mysteriously in Jharkhand remand home; NHRC seeks report from Govt (via Zee News). Read the full story at the source.
Jharkhand to Build 6,000 Check Dams in Forest Areas to Boost Groundwater Recharge and Wildlife Conservation (via Indianmasterminds). Read the full story at the source.
No people on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first peopleNo jobs on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first jobNo photos on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first photoAnswers are auto-built from the village's verified record. If something is wrong, residents can correct it after claiming the village.