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Maldiha

Fatehpur mandal
Pincode 814166
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Sima baski
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LGD code
373186
Pincode
814166
Post office
Fatehpur (Jamtara)
Population
693
Households
139
Literacy rate
51.2%
Sex ratio
1075 ♀/1000♂
Workers
374
Distance to district centre
90 km
Distance to mandal centre
90 km
Distance to Ranchi
159 km
Distance to Kolkata
308 km
Nearest railway station
Duriatanr Halt · 16 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Sadar Hospital, Jamua · 17 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Maldiha compares

By population, Maldiha ranks #42 of 179 villages in Fatehpur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
51.2%
−4.1% vs mandal average
Maldiha
51.2%
Fatehpur mandal
55.3%
Jamtara district
53.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,075
+107 vs mandal average
Maldiha
1,075
Fatehpur mandal
968
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.1 vs mandal average
Maldiha
5.0
Fatehpur mandal
4.9

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

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Maldiha at a glance

Maldiha is a village of 693 people in 139 households (Census 2011) in Fatehpur block, Jamtara district, Jharkhand, the 42nd-largest of 179 villages in Fatehpur block. Literacy is 51%, 4 points below the block average, and the sex ratio is 1,075 women per 1,000 men. It lies 90 km from the Jamtara district centre, 20 km from Chakai, the nearest town, 16 km from Duriatanr Halt railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 814166, served by Fatehpur (Jamtara) post office; the LGD village code is 373186. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sadar Hospital, Jamua, 17 km away. The sarpanch is Sima baski. The population is estimated at 817 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Banudih

Key facts — Maldiha

LGD code
373186
Pincode
814166
Post office
Fatehpur (Jamtara)
Population (Census 2011)
693
Population (projected 2026)
817
Households
139
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1075
Literacy rate
51.2%
Coordinates
24.51100°N, 86.20714°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Dumka
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Jama
Member of Parliament
Nalin Soren
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Sima baski
Block / Mandal
Fatehpur
Getting there

How to reach Maldiha

Mandal centre
Fatehpur · ≈ 90 km
≈ 3 h 4 min by car · 3 h 39 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Jamtara · ≈ 90 km
≈ 3 h 4 min by car · 3 h 38 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,525 people
Chakai · ≈ 20 km
≈ 41 min by car · 48 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi159 kmcapital
  • Kolkata308 km
  • Delhi1004 km
  • Hyderabad1127 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationDuriatanr Halt16 km
  • Hospital / PHCSadar Hospital, Jamua17 km
  • CollegeBajla Mahila College49 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, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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