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Chakdha

Azamnagar mandal
Pincode 855113
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LGD code
225143
Pincode
855113
Post office
Salmari
Population
539
Households
106
Literacy rate
34.9%
Sex ratio
840 ♀/1000♂
Workers
177
Distance to district centre
87 km
Distance to mandal centre
30 km
Distance to Patna
274 km
Distance to Kolkata
338 km
Nearest railway station
Bhawanipur Bihar · 2 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Salmari · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chakdha compares

By population, Chakdha ranks #152 of 234 villages in Azamnagar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
34.9%
−3.3% vs mandal average
Chakdha
34.9%
Azamnagar mandal
38.2%
Katihar district
41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
840
−80 vs mandal average
Chakdha
840
Azamnagar mandal
920
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.5 vs mandal average
Chakdha
5.1
Azamnagar mandal
4.6

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Chakdha at a glance

Chakdha is a village of 539 people in 106 households (Census 2011) in Azamnagar block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 152nd-largest of 234 villages in Azamnagar block. Literacy is 35%, 3 points below the block average of 38% and the sex ratio is 840 women per 1,000 men. It lies 87 km from the Katihar district centre, 2 km from Kusaha, the nearest town, 2 km from Bhawanipur Bihar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 855113, served by Salmari post office; the LGD village code is 225143. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Salmari, 5 km away. The village votes in Katihar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Tarkishore Prasad. The population is estimated at 635 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Baghaura

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Chakdha · this village53935%
Baida · Amdabad3,87739%0.5 km N
Baghaura · Azamnagar2,40347%0.9 km S
Baghaura · Rafiganj2,68355%0.9 km S
Gorkola · Azamnagar27340%0.9 km W
Panighatta · Pothia1,22856%1.6 km NW
Panighatta · Azamnagar3,02146%1.6 km NW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chakdha

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
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
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KATIHAR
Distance to nearest town (km)
50
Distance to district HQ (km)
50
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
15
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
BHGHAURA
Total area (ha)
12.9
Irrigated area (ha)
5.4
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Chakdha

LGD code
225143
Pincode
855113
Post office
Salmari
Population (Census 2011)
539
Population (projected 2026)
635
Households
106
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
840
Literacy rate
34.9%
Coordinates
25.57566°N, 87.86509°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Katihar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Katihar
Member of Parliament
Tariq Anwar
Member of Legislative Assembly
Tarkishore Prasad
Block / Mandal
Azamnagar
Getting there

How to reach Chakdha

Mandal centre
Azamnagar · ≈ 30 km
≈ 1 h 2 min by car · 1 h 14 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Katihar · ≈ 87 km
≈ 2 h 58 min by car · 3 h 31 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 13,875 people
Kusaha · ≈ 2.0 km
≈ 4 min by car · 5 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna274 kmcapital
  • Kolkata338 km
  • Delhi1107 km
  • Hyderabad1330 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBhawanipur Bihar2 km
  • Bus stopBotolbari22 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Salmari5 km
  • ATM / banksbi27 km
  • Petrol pumpReliance29 km
  • CollegeD S College29 km
  • Police stationPolice station30 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
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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