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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RANI MELGANDI
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- LGD code
- 378028
- Pincode
- 833214
- Post office
- Hatgamaria
- Population
- 374
- Households
- 80
- Literacy rate
- 36.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1033 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 135
Census 2011 · in context
How Kotachara compares
By population, Kotachara ranks #47 of 54 villages in Hat Gamharia mandal.
Literacy rate
%
36.4%
−2.8% vs mandal average
Kotachara36.4%
Hat Gamharia mandal39.2%
West Singhbhum district48.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,033
+21 vs mandal average
Kotachara1,033
Hat Gamharia mandal1,012
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.3 vs mandal average
Kotachara4.7
Hat Gamharia mandal5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kotachara at a glance
Kotachara is a village of 374 people in 80 households (Census 2011) in Hat Gamharia block, West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, the 47th-largest of 54 villages in Hat Gamharia block. Literacy is 36%, 3 points below the block average of 39% and the sex ratio is 1,033 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 833214, served by Hatgamaria post office; the LGD village code is 378028. The sarpanch is RANI MELGANDI, and the village votes in Majhgaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Niral Purty. The population is estimated at 441 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kotachara
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- 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
- No
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHAIBASA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 50
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 27
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KUSMUNDA
- Total area (ha)
- 170
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 10
- Forest area (ha)
- 33.08
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kotachara
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Key facts — Kotachara
- LGD code
- 378028
- Pincode
- 833214
- Post office
- Hatgamaria
- Population (Census 2011)
- 374
- Population (projected 2026)
- 441
- Households
- 80
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1033
- Literacy rate
- 36.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Singhbhum
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Majhgaon
- Member of Parliament
- Joba Majhi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Niral Purty
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RANI MELGANDI
- Block / Mandal
- Hat Gamharia
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 833214
- MajhgaonMajhgaon mandal4,398 pop
- RuiyaHat Gamharia mandal4,290 pop
- JaipurHat Gamharia mandal3,198 pop
- KumardungiKumardungi mandal3,195 pop
- KushmundaHat Gamharia mandal3,182 pop
- KurposiMajhgaon mandal2,979 pop
- KusmitaHat Gamharia mandal2,782 pop
- AdhikariMajhgaon mandal2,599 pop
- AmdihaHat Gamharia mandal2,573 pop
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View all 53+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)