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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
NUTAN PAHAN
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- LGD code
- 373962
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population
- 2,858
- Households
- 630
- Literacy rate
- 75.3%
- Sex ratio
- 855 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 989
- Distance to district centre
- 36 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 46 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 32 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 301 km
- Nearest railway station
- Mael · 12 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- I.T.D.A.Meso Hospital Rinchi,Jonha · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Haratu compares
By population, Haratu ranks #11 of 97 villages in Namkum mandal.
Literacy rate
%
75.3%
+15.4% vs mandal average
- Haratu
- 75.3%
- Namkum mandal
- 59.9%
- Ranchi district
- 65.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
855
−134 vs mandal average
- Haratu
- 855
- Namkum mandal
- 989
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.6 vs mandal average
- Haratu
- 4.5
- Namkum mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Haratu at a glance
Haratu is a village of 2,858 people in 630 households (Census 2011) in Namkum block, Ranchi district, Jharkhand, the 11th-largest of 97 villages in Namkum block. Literacy is 75%, 15 points above the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 855 women per 1,000 men. It lies 36 km from the Ranchi district centre, 29 km from Madhupur, the nearest town, 12 km from Mael railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 834001, served by Church Road post office; the LGD village code is 373962. The nearest hospital or health centre is I.T.D.A.Meso Hospital Rinchi,Jonha, 11 km away. The sarpanch is NUTAN PAHAN. The population is estimated at 3,370 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Haratu
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- Yes
- 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)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 14
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SILWAI
- Total area (ha)
- 260.5
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 32.58
- Forest area (ha)
- 31.99
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Haratu
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Haratu
- LGD code
- 373962
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,858
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,370
- Households
- 630
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 855
- Literacy rate
- 75.3%
- Coordinates
- 23.46852°N, 85.59320°E
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- NUTAN PAHAN
- Block / Mandal
- Namkum
Getting there
How to reach Haratu
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi32 kmcapital
- Kolkata301 km
- Hyderabad1003 km
- Delhi1014 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMael12 km
- Hospital / PHCI.T.D.A.Meso Hospital Rinchi,Jonha11 km
- ATM / bankUCO Bank17 km
- Petrol pumpBaxidih Petrol Pump3 km
- CollegeSarla Birla University22 km
- Police stationRajrappa Police Station16 km
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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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