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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MANGAL SINGH PURTY
Contact: 74****1549
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- LGD code
- 378195
- Pincode
- 833204
- Post office
- J.M.P. Chowk
- Population
- 209
- Households
- 48
- Literacy rate
- 56.9%
- Sex ratio
- 883 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 107
Census 2011 · in context
How Jora Pokhar compares
By population, Jora Pokhar ranks #75 of 76 villages in Tantnagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.9%
+8.5% vs mandal average
- Jora Pokhar
- 56.9%
- Tantnagar mandal
- 48.4%
- West Singhbhum district
- 48.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
883
−147 vs mandal average
- Jora Pokhar
- 883
- Tantnagar mandal
- 1,030
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.8 vs mandal average
- Jora Pokhar
- 4.4
- Tantnagar mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jora Pokhar at a glance
Jora Pokhar is a village of 209 people in 48 households (Census 2011) in Tantnagar block, West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, the 75th-largest of 76 villages in Tantnagar block. Literacy is 57%, 9 points above the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 883 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 833204, served by J.M.P. Chowk post office; the LGD village code is 378195. The sarpanch is MANGAL SINGH PURTY. The population is estimated at 246 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Tangar Pokhria →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jora Pokhar · this village | 209 | 57% | — |
| Kheriatangar · Tantnagar | 2,062 | 36% | — |
| Tangar Pokharia · Tantnagar | 1,973 | 43% | — |
| Sidma · Tantnagar | 1,503 | 40% | — |
| Raikola · Tantnagar | 610 | 36% | — |
| Chhota Bardadih · Tantnagar | 354 | 54% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jora Pokhar
- Treated tap water
- No
- 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
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHAIBASA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- TANGAR POKHARIA
- Total area (ha)
- 138.14
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Jora Pokhar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Jora Pokhar
- LGD code
- 378195
- Pincode
- 833204
- Post office
- J.M.P. Chowk
- Population (Census 2011)
- 209
- Population (projected 2026)
- 246
- Households
- 48
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 883
- Literacy rate
- 56.9%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MANGAL SINGH PURTY
- Block / Mandal
- Tantnagar
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 833204
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Jora Pokhar
Other villages in Tantnagar mandal
View all 60+ →- Kokcho
- Tantnagar
- Kheriatangar
- Tangar Pokharia
- Angardiha
- Kumbram
- Kasea
- Gitiladar
- Sidma
- Tentara
- Chitimiti
- Roladih
- Pasubera
- Bonga Sindri
- Ganjia
- Kathbari
- Ulidih
- Tuibana
- Khas Pokharia
- Iligara
- Purnia
- Serengbil
- Bara Koyta
- Gidibas Alias Didibasang
- Majhi Parsi
- Barudangua
- Phatatangar
- Chhota Koyta
- Bara Pokharia
- Bingburu
- Sase
- Silpunji
- Surlu
- Gumda Pokhar
- Loahatu
- Kandegutta
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)