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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SANJU KUMARI DEVI
Contact: 99****8221
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- LGD code
- 230482
- Pincode
- 841501
- Post office
- Kuchaikote
- Population
- 1,631
- Households
- 270
- Literacy rate
- 45.2%
- Sex ratio
- 987 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 332
Census 2011 · in context
How Banian Chhapra compares
By population, Banian Chhapra ranks #74 of 222 villages in Kuchaikote mandal.
Literacy rate
%
45.2%
−9.9% vs mandal average
- Banian Chhapra
- 45.2%
- Kuchaikote mandal
- 55.1%
- Gopalganj district
- 54.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
987
−17 vs mandal average
- Banian Chhapra
- 987
- Kuchaikote mandal
- 1,004
Household size
people per home
6.0
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Banian Chhapra
- 6.0
- Kuchaikote mandal
- 6.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Banian Chhapra at a glance
Banian Chhapra is a village of 1,631 people in 270 households (Census 2011) in Kuchaikote block, Gopalganj district, Bihar, the 74th-largest of 222 villages in Kuchaikote block. Literacy is 45%, 10 points below the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 987 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841501, served by Kuchaikote post office; the LGD village code is 230482. The sarpanch is SANJU KUMARI DEVI, and the village votes in Lalganj assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjay Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 1,923 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bakhari →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banian Chhapra · this village | 1,631 | 45% | — |
| Shampur · Kuchaikote | 2,948 | 54% | — |
| Rampur Daud · Kuchaikote | 2,441 | 62% | — |
| Bakhri · Kuchaikote | 2,071 | 54% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Banian Chhapra
- 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
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GOPALGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 15
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Bakhri
- Total area (ha)
- 84.82
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 43.54
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Banian Chhapra
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Banian Chhapra
- LGD code
- 230482
- Pincode
- 841501
- Post office
- Kuchaikote
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,631
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,923
- Households
- 270
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 987
- Literacy rate
- 45.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hajipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Lalganj
- Member of Parliament
- Chirag Paswan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sanjay Kumar Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SANJU KUMARI DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Kuchaikote
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 841501
- KhajuriKuchaikote mandal8,469 pop
- Kuchai KoteKuchaikote mandal8,235 pop
- Dahi BhattaUchkagaon mandal7,756 pop
- Sankhe KhasUchkagaon mandal6,357 pop
- SirsiaKuchaikote mandal6,212 pop
- SasamusaKuchaikote mandal5,883 pop
- Baliwan SagarKuchaikote mandal5,666 pop
- Sankhe ChhotkaUchkagaon mandal5,460 pop
- Rampur MadhoKuchaikote mandal5,379 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Banian Chhapra
Other villages in Kuchaikote mandal
View all 60+ →- Khajuri
- Kuchai Kote
- Sirsia
- Sasamusa
- Baliwan Sagar
- Sangwa Dih
- Rampur Madho
- Khem Matihanian
- Matihanian Kalan
- Jalalpur
- Tola Sipahiya
- Matihanian Tewari
- Matihani Binod
- Belthari
- Semra
- Rampur Kharea
- Barhara
- Durg Matihanian
- Salehpur
- Mahuanwa
- Purkhas
- Bishambharpur
- Baghauch
- Lachhpur
- Shampur
- Amwa Bijaypur
- Chailwa
- Ghatimpur
- Sonahula Chandra Bhan
- Baliwan Raemel
- Mathia Hata
- Bankata
- Sapahiya Khas
- Narahwa Sukul
- Gulaura
- Ahiyapur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)