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- LGD code
- 242682
- Pincode
- 811214
- Post office
- Jamalpur (Munger)
- Population
- 1,558
- Households
- 300
- Literacy rate
- 74.5%
- Sex ratio
- 902 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 367
Census 2011 · in context
How Chananpura compares
By population, Chananpura ranks #19 of 97 villages in Jamalpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
74.5%
+20.2% vs mandal average
- Chananpura
- 74.5%
- Jamalpur mandal
- 54.3%
- Munger district
- 58.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
902
+27 vs mandal average
- Chananpura
- 902
- Jamalpur mandal
- 875
Household size
people per home
5.2
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Chananpura
- 5.2
- Jamalpur mandal
- 5.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chananpura at a glance
Chananpura is a village of 1,558 people in 300 households (Census 2011) in Jamalpur block, Munger district, Bihar, the 19th-largest of 97 villages in Jamalpur block. Literacy is 75%, 20 points above the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 902 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 811214, served by Jamalpur (Munger) post office; the LGD village code is 242682. The village votes in Alauli assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ram Chandra Sada. The population is estimated at 1,837 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Ramnagar →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chananpura · this village | 1,558 | 75% | — |
| Safiabad · Jamalpur | 2,341 | 62% | — |
| Bhagi Chak · Jamalpur | 1,536 | 68% | — |
| Ramnager · Jamalpur | 1,141 | 70% | — |
| Godai Chak · Jamalpur | 868 | 76% | — |
| Godai Chak · Jamalpur | 780 | 66% | — |
| Mustafapur · Jamalpur | 506 | 60% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chananpura
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JAMALPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 6
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 12
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Ramnagar
- Total area (ha)
- 133
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 12
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chananpura
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chananpura
- LGD code
- 242682
- Pincode
- 811214
- Post office
- Jamalpur (Munger)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,558
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,837
- Households
- 300
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 902
- Literacy rate
- 74.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Khagaria
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Alauli
- Member of Parliament
- Rajesh Verma
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ram Chandra Sada
- Block / Mandal
- Jamalpur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 811214
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Chananpura
Other villages in Jamalpur mandal
View all 60+ →- Itahri
- Indrukh
- Patam
- Rampur Kalan-
- Singhia
- Parham-
- Halimpur
- Sitarampur
- Lakshmanpur
- Mahamda
- Keshopur
- Sikandarpur
- Banaudhi
- Gauripur
- Safiabad
- Gulalpur
- Sagrampur
- Samaspur
- Bhagi Chak
- Rampur
- Mohammadpur
- Mohammadpur
- Bank
- Mobarak Chak
- Harpur
- Ramnager
- Mahamda
- Mohammadpur
- Bagnaulakha
- Chak Mansingh
- Hasanganj
- Adampur
- Godai Chak
- Godai Chak
- Mohammadpur
- Shutar Khana Gulalpur
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)