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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Chamru lohra
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- LGD code
- 373379
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population
- 2,284
- Households
- 429
- Literacy rate
- 45.1%
- Sex ratio
- 967 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,252
- Distance to district centre
- 157 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 136 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 209 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 118 km
- Nearest railway station
- Salboni · 11 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Kewakole Rural Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Binja compares
By population, Binja ranks #7 of 77 villages in Burmu mandal.
Literacy rate
%
45.1%
−9.4% vs mandal average
- Binja
- 45.1%
- Burmu mandal
- 54.5%
- Ranchi district
- 65.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
967
−2 vs mandal average
- Binja
- 967
- Burmu mandal
- 969
Household size
people per home
5.3
Same as the mandal average
- Binja
- 5.3
- Burmu mandal
- 5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Binja at a glance
Binja is a village of 2,284 people in 429 households (Census 2011) in Burmu block, Ranchi district, Jharkhand, the 7th-largest of 77 villages in Burmu block. Literacy is 45%, 9 points below the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 967 women per 1,000 men. It lies 157 km from the Ranchi district centre, 45 km from Gaurhati, the nearest town, 11 km from Salboni railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 834001, served by Church Road post office; the LGD village code is 373379. The nearest hospital or health centre is Kewakole Rural Hospital, 5 km away. The sarpanch is Chamru lohra, and the village votes in Sindri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandradeo Mahato Alias Bablu Mahato.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binja · this village | 2,284 | 45% | — |
| Binja · Salbani | 0 | — | 0 km N |
| Shanramara · Salbani | 0 | — | 0.8 km E |
| Dudekarang · Salbani | 0 | — | 1.2 km NW |
| Bayla · Salbani | 647 | 53% | 1.4 km W |
| Umrapata · Garbeta - II | 1,168 | 71% | 1.5 km N |
| Mankuri · Salbani | 512 | 61% | 1.7 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Binja
- 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)
- 7
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- 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
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- 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
- RANCHI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 60
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHAPRA
- Total area (ha)
- 941.47
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 9.79
- Forest area (ha)
- 340.02
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Binja
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Binja
- LGD code
- 373379
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,284
- Population (projected 2026)
- 0
- Households
- 429
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 967
- Literacy rate
- 45.1%
- Coordinates
- 22.68609°N, 87.22422°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dhanbad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sindri
- Member of Parliament
- Dulu Mahato
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chandradeo Mahato Alias Bablu Mahato
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Chamru lohra
- Block / Mandal
- Burmu
Getting there
How to reach Binja
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi209 kmcapital
- Kolkata118 km
- Hyderabad1086 km
- Delhi1200 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSalboni11 km
- Bus stopGarhbeta Gatebazar Bus Stop21 km
- Hospital / PHCKewakole Rural Hospital5 km
- ATM / bankPunjab National Bank6 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil Petrol Pump21 km
- CollegeGarhbeta College22 km
- Police stationGarhbeta Police Station24 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
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)