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Jani

जानी
Barhait mandal
Pincode 816129
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Jani is a village in Barhait mandal, Sahebganj district, Jharkhand. It is located at coordinates 24.847°N, 87.483°E and has postal code 816129.

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KIRAN SOREN
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LGD code
358716
Pincode
816129
Post office
Taljhari
Population
0
Households
0
Workers
0
Distance to district centre
23 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Ranchi
277 km
Distance to Kolkata
268 km
Nearest railway station
Godda · 29 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Primary Health Centre · 8 km

Jani at a glance

Jani is a revenue village in Barhait block, Sahebganj district, Jharkhand. It lies 23 km from the Sahebganj district centre, 22 km from Majhua, the nearest town, 29 km from Godda railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 816129, served by Taljhari post office; the LGD village code is 358716. The nearest hospital or health centre is Primary Health Centre, 8 km away. The sarpanch is KIRAN SOREN, and the village votes in Barhait assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hemant Soren.

Gram panchayat: Chhuchhi

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Jari · Barhait00 km W

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jani

Nearest statutory town
SAHIBGANJ
Distance to nearest town (km)
78
Distance to district HQ (km)
78
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
408
Gram panchayat (2011)
CHHUCHI
Total area (ha)
13.94
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Jani

LGD code
358716
Pincode
816129
Post office
Taljhari
Population (Census 2011)
0
Households
0
Coordinates
24.84688°N, 87.48288°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Rajmahal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Barhait
Member of Parliament
Vijay Hansda
Member of Legislative Assembly
Hemant Soren
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
KIRAN SOREN
Block / Mandal
Barhait
Getting there

How to reach Jani

Mandal centre
Barhait · ≈ 4.9 km
≈ 10 min by car · 12 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Sahebganj · ≈ 23 km
≈ 48 min by car · 57 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,462 people
Majhua · ≈ 22 km
≈ 45 min by car · 53 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi277 kmcapital
  • Kolkata268 km
  • Delhi1102 km
  • Hyderabad1248 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationGodda29 km
  • Hospital / PHCPrimary Health Centre8 km
  • Police stationKaliachak Police Station54 km
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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
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