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- LGD code
- 230989
- Pincode
- 841427
- Post office
- Garhmanjha
- Population
- 50
- Households
- 5
- Literacy rate
- 66%
- Sex ratio
- 1083 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 16
Census 2011 · in context
How Upar Chhanta compares
By population, Upar Chhanta ranks #101 of 111 villages in Manjha mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.0%
+13.9% vs mandal average
- Upar Chhanta
- 66.0%
- Manjha mandal
- 52.1%
- Gopalganj district
- 54.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,083
+33 vs mandal average
- Upar Chhanta
- 1,083
- Manjha mandal
- 1,050
Household size
people per home
10.0
+3.9 vs mandal average
- Upar Chhanta
- 10.0
- Manjha mandal
- 6.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Upar Chhanta at a glance
Upar Chhanta is a village of 50 people in 5 households (Census 2011) in Manjha block, Gopalganj district, Bihar, the 101st-largest of 111 villages in Manjha block. Literacy is 66%, 14 points above the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 1,083 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841427, served by Garhmanjha post office; the LGD village code is 230989. The village votes in Kalyanpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sachindra Prasad Singh. The population is estimated at 59 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Upar Chhanta
- 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)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- Primary school
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GOPALGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 11
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 11
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BANGRA
- Total area (ha)
- 16
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 13
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Upar Chhanta
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Upar Chhanta
- LGD code
- 230989
- Pincode
- 841427
- Post office
- Garhmanjha
- Population (Census 2011)
- 50
- Population (projected 2026)
- 59
- Households
- 5
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1083
- Literacy rate
- 66.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purvi Champaran
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kalyanpur
- Member of Parliament
- Radha Mohan Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sachindra Prasad Singh
- Block / Mandal
- Manjha
- Nearest bank
- SBI (7.5 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Chakia (7.5 km)
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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