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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
AJIT MURMU
Contact: 77****6787
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- LGD code
- 372792
- Pincode
- 815354
- Post office
- Mihijam
- Population
- 575
- Households
- 121
- Literacy rate
- 48.3%
- Sex ratio
- 949 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 140
Census 2011 · in context
How Hijaljuri. compares
By population, Hijaljuri. ranks #93 of 258 villages in Nala mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.3%
−6.6% vs mandal average
Hijaljuri.48.3%
Nala mandal54.9%
Jamtara district53.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
949
−10 vs mandal average
Hijaljuri.949
Nala mandal959
Household size
people per home
4.8
Same as the mandal average
Hijaljuri.4.8
Nala mandal4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Hijaljuri. at a glance
Hijaljuri. is a village of 575 people in 121 households (Census 2011) in Nala block, Jamtara district, Jharkhand, the 93rd-largest of 258 villages in Nala block. Literacy is 48%, 7 points below the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 949 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 815354, served by Mihijam post office; the LGD village code is 372792. The sarpanch is AJIT MURMU, and the village votes in Sarath assembly constituency, represented by MLA Uday Shankar Singh. The population is estimated at 678 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Nala →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hijaljuri. · this village | 575 | 48% | — |
| Nala · Nala | 2,202 | 64% | — |
| Gopalpur · Nala | 1,725 | 64% | — |
| Kumirdaha · Nala | 477 | 46% | — |
| Fatepur. · Nala | 440 | 47% | — |
| Palasthali · Nala | 366 | 42% | — |
| Chital Kanali · Nala | 364 | 30% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Hijaljuri.
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JAMTARA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 22
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PHUTBERIA
- Total area (ha)
- 184
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Hijaljuri.
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Hijaljuri.
- LGD code
- 372792
- Pincode
- 815354
- Post office
- Mihijam
- Population (Census 2011)
- 575
- Population (projected 2026)
- 678
- Households
- 121
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 949
- Literacy rate
- 48.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sarath
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Uday Shankar Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- AJIT MURMU
- Block / Mandal
- Nala
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 815354
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Hijaljuri.
Other villages in Nala mandal
View all 60+ →- Geria
- Nala
- Maralo
- Khaira
- Dalabar
- Pakuria
- Tesjoria
- Gopalpur
- Afzalpur
- Mahulbana.
- Baragholjor
- Jamdahi
- Jabardaha
- Mohanpur
- Rangasol.
- Saluka
- Paikbarh
- Kareyachak Baghmara
- Kasta
- Lachhuraydi
- Bandardiha
- Deoli
- Chak Nayapara
- Sripur
- Bhogikata
- Jaspur
- Punsia
- Sagjuriya.
- Siyarketiya
- Kalipahari
- Maurbasa(Durgapur)
- Panjunia
- Bamandiha
- Hathiya Pathar
- Maheshmunda
- Begejuri.
Sources & freshness
- 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)