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- LGD code
- 257049
- Pincode
- 824232
- Post office
- Fatehpur (Gaya)
- Population
- 990
- Households
- 159
- Literacy rate
- 48.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1041 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 402
Census 2011 · in context
How Chorniman compares
By population, Chorniman ranks #69 of 231 villages in Mohanpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.6%
+2.9% vs mandal average
Chorniman48.6%
Mohanpur mandal45.7%
Gaya district52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,041
+56 vs mandal average
Chorniman1,041
Mohanpur mandal985
Household size
people per home
6.2
−0.5 vs mandal average
Chorniman6.2
Mohanpur mandal6.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chorniman at a glance
Chorniman is a village of 990 people in 159 households (Census 2011) in Mohanpur block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 69th-largest of 231 villages in Mohanpur block. Literacy is 49%, 3 points above the block average of 46% and the sex ratio is 1,041 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 824232, served by Fatehpur (Gaya) post office; the LGD village code is 257049. The village votes in Mokama assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anant Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 1,167 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chorniman
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 3
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- BODHGAYA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 23
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- TESWAR
- Total area (ha)
- 61
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 22.6
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chorniman
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chorniman
- LGD code
- 257049
- Pincode
- 824232
- Post office
- Fatehpur (Gaya)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 990
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,167
- Households
- 159
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1041
- Literacy rate
- 48.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Munger
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mokama
- Member of Parliament
- Rajiv Ranjan Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Anant Kumar Singh
- Block / Mandal
- Mohanpur
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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