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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
LALITA PAHARIN
Contact: 95****6824
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- LGD code
- 360077
- Pincode
- 814111
- Post office
- Amrapara
- Population
- 22
- Households
- 5
- Literacy rate
- 36.4%
- Sex ratio
- 833 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 5
Census 2011 · in context
How Basko(Chhota) compares
By population, Basko(Chhota) ranks #118 of 123 villages in Amrapara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
36.4%
−1.0% vs mandal average
- Basko(Chhota)
- 36.4%
- Amrapara mandal
- 37.4%
- Pakur district
- 39.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
833
−150 vs mandal average
- Basko(Chhota)
- 833
- Amrapara mandal
- 983
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Basko(Chhota)
- 4.4
- Amrapara mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Basko(Chhota) at a glance
Basko(Chhota) is a village of 22 people in 5 households (Census 2011) in Amrapara block, Pakur district, Jharkhand, the 118th-largest of 123 villages in Amrapara block. Literacy is 36%, 1 points below the block average of 37% and the sex ratio is 833 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 814111, served by Amrapara post office; the LGD village code is 360077. The sarpanch is LALITA PAHARIN, and the village votes in Dumka assembly constituency, represented by MLA Basant Soren. The population is estimated at 26 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Singarshi →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basko(Chhota) · this village | 22 | 36% | — |
| Singrashi · Amrapara | 1,516 | 74% | — |
| Gorpara · Amrapara | 559 | 41% | — |
| Talaipara Pahar · Amrapara | 489 | 16% | — |
| Mario · Amrapara | 481 | 43% | — |
| Dangapara · Amrapara | 450 | 25% | — |
| Sajanipara · Amrapara | 442 | 14% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Basko(Chhota)
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- 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
- 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
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PAKAUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 60
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 21
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SINGRASHI
- Total area (ha)
- 111.06
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 42.55
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Basko(Chhota)
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Basko(Chhota)
- LGD code
- 360077
- Pincode
- 814111
- Post office
- Amrapara
- Population (Census 2011)
- 22
- Population (projected 2026)
- 26
- Households
- 5
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 833
- Literacy rate
- 36.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Basant Soren
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- LALITA PAHARIN
- Block / Mandal
- Amrapara
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 814111
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Basko(Chhota)
Other villages in Amrapara mandal
View all 60+ →- Amrapara
- Panchuara
- Pararkola
- Bansmatia
- Jamkanali
- Jamugaria
- Bahara
- Singrashi
- Amrapara Bazar
- Pachaibera
- Ambadiha
- Alubera
- Saharghati
- Kalkipara
- Barapaharpur
- Sijua
- Dumarchir
- Chhotapaharpur
- Chandpur
- Baghapara
- Jaraki
- Salpatra
- Ambajora
- Chilgojori
- Kalajhor
- Telaipara
- Nipania
- Udalbani
- Baramasia
- Bhorandia
- Palmanda
- Bhelai
- Anajhari
- Bardaha
- Jabojitpur
- Fatehpur
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)