Chontha
Bishnugarh block · Hazaribagh
district, Jharkhand · PIN 825312
· village code 368428
Population 2011
1,207
Census of India
Population 2020
1,448
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
+20.0%
241 people · 2.0% a year
Households
289
+49.7% vs 193 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
1,207
Male / female
601 / 606
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
1,008
Children aged 0–6
211
Literacy rate
54.9%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
316 / 0
Working population
472
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
97.0%
Households
193
Village facilities, 2020
Primary school nearest 2 km away
No
Middle school
Yes
High school nearest 2 km away
No
Piped tap water nearest 10 km away
No
All-weather road
No
Public transport nearest 10 km away
No
Electricity
8-12 Hrs
Bank
Yes
Primary health centre nearest 5 km away
No
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
No
Common service centre
No CSC
Farming
Farm households
260
Non-farm households
29
Share of households farming, 2020
90%
Net sown area
36 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
36 / 2 / 1
Main irrigation source
Canals
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Alpito panchayat, Bishnugarh zila parishad.
These are the panchayat's own accounts, not this village's: where a panchayat
holds several villages, the money covers all of them, and where a village
spans several panchayats only this one's return appears.
Opening balance
₹18.58 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹12.48 lakh
Received directly
—
Spent
₹8.44 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹22.63 lakh
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹7.58 lakh · received ₹4.99 lakh · spent ₹0 · left ₹12.57 lakh
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹11.00 lakh · received ₹7.49 lakh · spent ₹8.44 lakh · left ₹10.05 lakh
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
Location
24.0180, 85.7487 —
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