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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Tulsi Chak is a village in Kundhit mandal, Jamtara district, Jharkhand with a population of 565 across 131 households. It has a literacy rate of 67.8% and is located at coordinates 22.244°N, 87.641°E.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Geeta Paharia
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- LGD code
- 373334
- Pincode
- 815359
- Post office
- Kundahit
- Population
- 565
- Households
- 131
- Literacy rate
- 67.8%
- Sex ratio
- 982 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 242
- Distance to district centre
- 221 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 188 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 268 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 83 km
- Nearest railway station
- Radhamohanpur · 13 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Medicure Nursing Home · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Tulsi Chak compares
By population, Tulsi Chak ranks #52 of 168 villages in Kundhit mandal.
Literacy rate
%
67.8%
+8.1% vs mandal average
- Tulsi Chak
- 67.8%
- Kundhit mandal
- 59.7%
- Jamtara district
- 53.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
982
+28 vs mandal average
- Tulsi Chak
- 982
- Kundhit mandal
- 954
Household size
people per home
4.3
Same as the mandal average
- Tulsi Chak
- 4.3
- Kundhit mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Tulsi Chak at a glance
Tulsi Chak is a village of 565 people in 131 households (Census 2011) in Kundhit block, Jamtara district, Jharkhand, the 52nd-largest of 168 villages in Kundhit block. Literacy is 68%, 8 points above the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 982 women per 1,000 men. It lies 221 km from the Jamtara district centre, 9 km from Sabang, the nearest town, 13 km from Radhamohanpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 815359, served by Kundahit post office; the LGD village code is 373334. The nearest hospital or health centre is Medicure Nursing Home, 7 km away. The sarpanch is Geeta Paharia, and the village votes in Nala assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rabindra Nath Mahato. The population is estimated at 942 in 2026, up 67% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsi Chak · this village | 565 | 68% | — |
| Tulsi Chak · Pingla | 741 | 77% | 0 km N |
| Chak Ghanashyam · Pingla | 344 | 80% | 1 km W |
| Chhota Khelna · Pingla | 2,229 | 76% | 1.2 km N |
| Handal · Pingla | 2,072 | 83% | 1.4 km E |
| Khanbi Chak · Pingla | 766 | 82% | 1.5 km NW |
| Sanyasibar · Sabang | 610 | 76% | 1.8 km SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Tulsi Chak
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 2
- Power hours (winter)
- 3
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DUMKA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 46
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PALAJORI
- Total area (ha)
- 187.43
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 15.75
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Tulsi Chak
- LGD code
- 373334
- Pincode
- 815359
- Post office
- Kundahit
- Population (Census 2011)
- 565
- Population (projected 2026)
- 942
- Households
- 131
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 982
- Literacy rate
- 67.8%
- Coordinates
- 22.24429°N, 87.64144°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Nala
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rabindra Nath Mahato
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Geeta Paharia
- Block / Mandal
- Kundhit
Getting there
How to reach Tulsi Chak
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi268 kmcapital
- Kolkata83 km
- Hyderabad1099 km
- Delhi1264 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationRadhamohanpur13 km
- Bus stopBalichak16 km
- Hospital / PHCMedicure Nursing Home7 km
- ATM / bankSBI ATM30 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil18 km
- CollegeKharagpur College34 km
- Police stationKharagpur Local Police Station34 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Tulsi Chak
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)