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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Tamar is the largest village in Tamar I mandal, Ranchi district, Jharkhand. With a population of 12,345 across 2,777 households and a literacy rate of 59%, it serves as the administrative center of the mandal. The village is located at coordinates 23.051°N, 85.653°E.
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- LGD code
- 374683
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population
- 12,345
- Households
- 2,777
- Literacy rate
- 59%
- Sex ratio
- 956 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 5,599
- Distance to district centre
- 56 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 42 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 48 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 283 km
- Nearest railway station
- Tiraldih · 30 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Bundu Municipal Hospital · 14 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Tamar compares
By population, Tamar ranks #1 of 129 villages in Tamar I mandal — the largest.
Literacy rate
%
59.0%
+5.6% vs mandal average
- Tamar
- 59.0%
- Tamar I mandal
- 53.4%
- Ranchi district
- 65.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
956
−22 vs mandal average
- Tamar
- 956
- Tamar I mandal
- 978
Household size
people per home
4.4
Same as the mandal average
- Tamar
- 4.4
- Tamar I mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Tamar at a glance
Tamar is a village of 12,345 people in 2,777 households (Census 2011) in Tamar I block, Ranchi district, Jharkhand, the largest of 129 villages in Tamar I block. Literacy is 59%, 6 points above the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 956 women per 1,000 men. It lies 56 km from the Ranchi district centre, 35 km from Kalimati, the nearest town, 30 km from Tiraldih railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 834001, served by Church Road post office; the LGD village code is 374683. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bundu Municipal Hospital, 14 km away. The village votes in Tamar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vikas Kumar Munda. The population is estimated at 14,555 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Tamar
- 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
- 12
- Middle school
- 4
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 2
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- 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
- BUNDU
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 14
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 58
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 0
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- TAMAR
- Total area (ha)
- 1,946.84
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 35.11
- Forest area (ha)
- 108.22
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Tamar
- LGD code
- 374683
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population (Census 2011)
- 12,345
- Population (projected 2026)
- 14,555
- Households
- 2,777
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 956
- Literacy rate
- 59.0%
- Coordinates
- 23.05081°N, 85.65307°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Khunti
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tamar
- Member of Parliament
- Kali Charan Munda
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vikas Kumar Munda
- Block / Mandal
- Tamar I
Getting there
How to reach Tamar
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi48 kmcapital
- Kolkata283 km
- Hyderabad977 km
- Delhi1047 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationTiraldih30 km
- Hospital / PHCBundu Municipal Hospital14 km
- ATM / bankSBI & ATM38 km
- Petrol pumpJio BP Petroleum35 km
- CollegeBirsa College38 km
- Police stationPolice Station Kharsidag37 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Tamar
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Maa Dewri TempleTemple3.1 km ↗
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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