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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Sneha Ekka
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- LGD code
- 374194
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population
- 3,293
- Households
- 537
- Literacy rate
- 58.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1039 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,316
Census 2011 · in context
How Bishakhatanga compares
By population, Bishakhatanga ranks #8 of 69 villages in Mandar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.1%
+0.8% vs mandal average
Bishakhatanga58.1%
Mandar mandal57.3%
Ranchi district65.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,039
+65 vs mandal average
Bishakhatanga1,039
Mandar mandal974
Household size
people per home
6.1
+0.5 vs mandal average
Bishakhatanga6.1
Mandar mandal5.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bishakhatanga at a glance
Bishakhatanga is a village of 3,293 people in 537 households (Census 2011) in Mandar block, Ranchi district, Jharkhand, the 8th-largest of 69 villages in Mandar block. Literacy is 58%, about the same as the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 1,039 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 834001, served by Church Road post office; the LGD village code is 374194. The sarpanch is Sneha Ekka, and the village votes in Barkagaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Roshan Lal Choudhary. The population is estimated at 3,882 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bishakhatanga
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- 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
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- 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
- RANCHI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 44
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 44
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 17
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BISHAKHATANGA
- Total area (ha)
- 634
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bishakhatanga
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Key facts — Bishakhatanga
- LGD code
- 374194
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,293
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,882
- Households
- 537
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1039
- Literacy rate
- 58.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hazaribagh
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Barkagaon
- Member of Parliament
- Manish Jaiswal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Roshan Lal Choudhary
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Sneha Ekka
- Block / Mandal
- Mandar
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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