Okea, Balumath
Okea (ओकेआ) is a village located in the Balumath Subdivision of Latehar district of Jharkhand. The village falls in Balumath block and comes under Bhageya Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Chatra parliament constituency and Latehar assembly constituency.
As on November 2024, the current population of Okea is 2.1 thousands out of which 1.1 thousands are males and rest 1 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 912 females per 1000 males. There are around 277 teenagers in Okea. It has literacy rate of 54% which means around 1.1 thousands persons can read and write. Total 130 people belonging to scheduled caste and 150 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 357 households in Okea, which means every family has 6 members on average. The village has working population of 776. The pincode of Okea is 829202 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Balumath Sub Post office
- Ganeshpur Branch Post office
- Holong Branch Post office
- Murupa Branch Post office
- Phulsu Branch Post office
Schools
Okea has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Rajkiya +2 Boys High School Balumath
- Project High School Bariyatu
- Upgrade Govt High School Seregara
- Upgrade Govt High School Murpa
- Upgrade Govt High School Herhanj
Hospitals
Okea has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Health Sub-Center Manatu
- Health Sub-Center Masiyatu
- Health Sub-Center Goniya
- Primary Health Center Herhanj
- Community Health Center Balumath
Banks
Okea has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.