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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MADHURI HEMBROM
Contact: 93****4170
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- LGD code
- 377469
- Pincode
- 833204
- Post office
- J.M.P. Chowk
- Population
- 424
- Households
- 98
- Literacy rate
- 46%
- Sex ratio
- 1120 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 182
Census 2011 · in context
How Garahatu compares
By population, Garahatu ranks #74 of 96 villages in Khuntpani mandal.
Literacy rate
%
46.0%
−0.5% vs mandal average
Garahatu46.0%
Khuntpani mandal46.5%
West Singhbhum district48.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,120
+95 vs mandal average
Garahatu1,120
Khuntpani mandal1,025
Household size
people per home
4.3
−1.0 vs mandal average
Garahatu4.3
Khuntpani mandal5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Garahatu at a glance
Garahatu is a village of 424 people in 98 households (Census 2011) in Khuntpani block, West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, the 74th-largest of 96 villages in Khuntpani block. Literacy is 46%, about the same as the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 1,120 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 833204, served by J.M.P. Chowk post office; the LGD village code is 377469. The sarpanch is MADHURI HEMBROM, and the village votes in Ichagarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sabita Mahato. The population is estimated at 500 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Matkobera →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garahatu · this village | 424 | 46% | — |
| Matkobera · Khuntpani | 1,451 | 47% | — |
| Pandrasali · Khuntpani | 1,042 | 49% | — |
| Uparlota · Khuntpani | 815 | 59% | — |
| Kuchuhatu Alias Kuchusai · Khuntpani | 599 | 33% | — |
| Kendusai · Khuntpani | 460 | 48% | — |
| Kumharlota · Khuntpani | 457 | 58% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Garahatu
- 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
- 0
- 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
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- 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)
- 17
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 16
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MATKOBERA
- Total area (ha)
- 78
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0.3
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Garahatu
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Garahatu
- LGD code
- 377469
- Pincode
- 833204
- Post office
- J.M.P. Chowk
- Population (Census 2011)
- 424
- Population (projected 2026)
- 500
- Households
- 98
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1120
- Literacy rate
- 46.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ranchi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ichagarh
- Member of Parliament
- Sanjay Seth
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sabita Mahato
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MADHURI HEMBROM
- Block / Mandal
- Khuntpani
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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
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)