Surkumi, Garu

Surkumi (सुरकुमी) is a village located in the Garu Subdivision of Latehar district of Jharkhand. The village falls in Garu block and comes under Dhangartola Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Chatra parliament constituency and Manika assembly constituency.

As on June 2025, the current population of Surkumi is 1.4 thousands out of which 708 are males and rest 740 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1045 females per 1000 males. There are around 281 teenagers in Surkumi. It has literacy rate of 47% which means around 676 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 1.4 thousands scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 291 households in Surkumi, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 776. The pincode of Surkumi is 829204 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Chhipadohar Sub Post office
• Karwai Branch Post office
• Rud Branch Post office
• Kottam Branch Post office
• Baresandh Branch Post office

Schools

Surkumi has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Upgrade Middle School Surkumi
• Govt Primary School Heswa
• Govt Primary School Besnakhar

Hospitals

Surkumi has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Health Sub-Center Antikheta
• Health Sub-Center Garoo
• Chhipadohar Sub-Center
• Health Sub-Center Kabri
• Health Sub-Center Kechki