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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Ravi Bhagat
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- LGD code
- 367347
- Pincode
- 829206
- Post office
- Latehar Hsgii
- Population
- 147
- Households
- 22
- Literacy rate
- 45.6%
- Sex ratio
- 986 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 81
- Distance to district centre
- 68 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 86 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 115 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 222 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kustaur · 9 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Lokeswarananda Eye Foundation · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Panruka compares
By population, Panruka ranks #142 of 166 villages in Latehar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
45.6%
−1.3% vs mandal average
- Panruka
- 45.6%
- Latehar mandal
- 46.9%
- Latehar district
- 48.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
986
+4 vs mandal average
- Panruka
- 986
- Latehar mandal
- 982
Household size
people per home
6.7
+1.3 vs mandal average
- Panruka
- 6.7
- Latehar mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Panruka at a glance
Panruka is a village of 147 people in 22 households (Census 2011) in Latehar block, Latehar district, Jharkhand, the 142nd-largest of 166 villages in Latehar block. Literacy is 46%, 1 points below the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 986 women per 1,000 men. It lies 68 km from the Latehar district centre, 41 km from Ghatiali, the nearest town, 9 km from Kustaur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 829206, served by Latehar Hsgii post office; the LGD village code is 367347. The nearest hospital or health centre is Lokeswarananda Eye Foundation, 10 km away. The sarpanch is Ravi Bhagat, and the village votes in Gomia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Yogendra Prasad. The population is estimated at 1,025 in 2026, up 597% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panruka · this village | 147 | 46% | — |
| Panruka · Para | 807 | 55% | 0 km N |
| Rameshwardi · Para | 268 | 65% | 1.4 km NE |
| Shukmay Chak · Para | 0 | — | 1.7 km NE |
| Chamrubera · Purulia - II | 291 | 71% | 1.7 km SE |
| Thakurdi · Para | 676 | 52% | 1.8 km E |
| Hurra · Para | 502 | 62% | 2.1 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Panruka
- 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
- 0
- 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
- LATEHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 21
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 21
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 21
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- AARAMUNDI
- Total area (ha)
- 72
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0.1
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Panruka
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Panruka
- LGD code
- 367347
- Pincode
- 829206
- Post office
- Latehar Hsgii
- Population (Census 2011)
- 147
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,025
- Households
- 22
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 986
- Literacy rate
- 45.6%
- Coordinates
- 23.47780°N, 86.43151°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Giridih
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gomia
- Member of Parliament
- Chandra Prakash Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Yogendra Prasad
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Ravi Bhagat
- Block / Mandal
- Latehar
- Nearest railway station
- Danea (86.4 km)
Getting there
How to reach Panruka
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi115 kmcapital
- Kolkata222 km
- Hyderabad1069 km
- Delhi1083 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKustaur9 km
- Bus stopPurulia Town Bus Stand18 km
- Hospital / PHCLokeswarananda Eye Foundation10 km
- ATM / bankSBI ATM33 km
- Petrol pumppetrol pump18 km
- CollegeSidho-Kanho-Birsha University16 km
- Police stationJharia Police Station29 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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