Village · Shikaripara, Dumka # Ghatakpur Ghatakpur is a village in Shikaripara sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code 816103. The 2011 Census counted 156 people in 30 households, the 198th largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%. - 156 people (2011) - 30 households - 81.5% literacy - 816103 PIN code ## Ghatakpur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Ghatakpur is 816103. Ghatakpur falls in Shikaripara sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 816103 - Gram panchayat Maluti - Community development block Shikaripara - Census village code 371062 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Ghatakpur from nearby towns? - Shikaripara (sub-district HQ) 26 km by road - Dumka (district HQ) 41 km by road - Dumka (nearest town) 41 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Ghatakpur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Ghatakpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Alternative medicine hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dumka - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dumka - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dumka - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ghatakpur known for? The main crops are rice. About 38% of the 66 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Ghatakpur Of every 100 households in Ghatakpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ghatakpur · ■ Shikaripara rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 7% - Toilet within the home 0% 5% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 93% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 0% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 3% 24% - Television 0% 7% - Mobile phone 0% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 34% 31% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Ghatakpur? ■ Ghatakpur · ■ Shikaripara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 81.5% 57.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 950 1000 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 909 968 - Working population 48.7% 43.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.1% for men and 65.2% for women. 49% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 4 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 9 (12%) · ■ Other work 16 (21%) · ■ Marginal 47 (62%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shikaripara - Barajpur 164 people - Jagatpur 164 people - Maniachua 162 people - Kendpathar 159 people - Gopalpur 156 people - Murgabani 155 people - Khusalpur 150 people - Murlipahari 149 people All 261 villages in Shikaripara ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghatakpur? 816103 - How far is Ghatakpur from Dumka? 41 km by road - What is the population of Ghatakpur? 156 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghatakpur in? Dumka district (Shikaripara sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Ghatakpur? 81.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/shikaripara/ghatakpur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.