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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Khosalpur is a village in Maheshpur mandal, Pakur district, Jharkhand with a population of 305 in 73 households. The village has a literacy rate of 32.5% and PIN code 816106.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RENUKA DEHERI
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- LGD code
- 360719
- Pincode
- 816106
- Post office
- Maheshpur Raj
- Population
- 305
- Households
- 73
- Literacy rate
- 32.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1007 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 98
- Distance to district centre
- 129 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 105 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 228 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 112 km
- Nearest railway station
- Patrasayer · 3 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Glocal Hospital, Bankura · 13 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Khosalpur compares
By population, Khosalpur ranks #223 of 345 villages in Maheshpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
32.5%
−10.4% vs mandal average
Khosalpur32.5%
Maheshpur mandal42.9%
Pakur district39.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,007
+18 vs mandal average
Khosalpur1,007
Maheshpur mandal989
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.5 vs mandal average
Khosalpur4.2
Maheshpur mandal4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Khosalpur at a glance
Khosalpur is a village of 305 people in 73 households (Census 2011) in Maheshpur block, Pakur district, Jharkhand, the 223rd-largest of 345 villages in Maheshpur block. Literacy is 33%, 10 points below the block average of 43% and the sex ratio is 1,007 women per 1,000 men. It lies 129 km from the Pakur district centre, 18 km from Galsi, the nearest town, 3 km from Patrasayer railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 816106, served by Maheshpur Raj post office; the LGD village code is 360719. The nearest hospital or health centre is Glocal Hospital, Bankura, 13 km away. The sarpanch is RENUKA DEHERI. The population is estimated at 1,352 in 2026, up 343% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khosalpur · this village | 305 | 33% | — |
| Khosalpur · Dumka | 94 | 46% | 0 km N |
| Brindaban Pur · Patrasayer | 306 | 18% | 1.1 km E |
| Khamardihi · Patrasayer | 482 | 55% | 2 km NW |
| Kendgare · Patrasayer | 131 | 39% | 2.3 km W |
| Kanta Ban · Patrasayer | 4,209 | 63% | 2.7 km SE |
| Netkhara · Patrasayer | 1,088 | 61% | 2.6 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Khosalpur
- 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
- 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
- PAKUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 34
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 34
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BIRKITI
- Total area (ha)
- 39.82
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 2
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Khosalpur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Khosalpur
- LGD code
- 360719
- Pincode
- 816106
- Post office
- Maheshpur Raj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 305
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,352
- Households
- 73
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1007
- Literacy rate
- 32.5%
- Coordinates
- 23.24376°N, 87.54385°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Skiaripara
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RENUKA DEHERI
- Block / Mandal
- Maheshpur
Getting there
How to reach Khosalpur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi228 kmcapital
- Kolkata112 km
- Hyderabad1147 km
- Delhi1193 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPatrasayer3 km
- Hospital / PHCGlocal Hospital, Bankura13 km
- ATM / bankCanara Bank4 km
- Petrol pumpDamodar Automobiles3 km
- CollegeGovernment College of Education31 km
- Police stationGuskara Police station34 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)