Chanken is a revenue village in Kharagpur block, Munger district, Bihar. It was recorded as uninhabited in Census 2011.
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Kharagpur block, Munger district, Bihar.
Chanken is a revenue village in Kharagpur block, Munger district, Bihar, recorded as uninhabited in Census 2011. It falls under Mudheri gram panchayat (LGD) and uses PIN code 811213.
Official dataCensus 2011 · LGD, updated 21 Oct 2026Report a correction
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Official dataCensus 2011 · LGD, updated 21 Oct 2026Report a correction
Chanken is in the Mudheri (मुढ़ेरी) gram panchayat.
Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.
Census 2011 Village Directory — conditions may have changed since.
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Official dataCensus 2011 · LGD, updated 21 Oct 2026Report a correction
District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.
These are district-level figures for Munger district, not figures for Chanken.
Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes
These are district-level figures for Munger district, not figures for Chanken.
1,48,858 of 1,74,326 rural households have a tap connection
Method: Sum of 1,520 habitation rows in 9 block resources published on data.gov.in by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (households; households with a tap connection).
Source: Households with Piped Water Supply (PWS) under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), per-block resources · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
household toilets built, 1,96,361 households listed · coverage 100.0%
Source: District-wise Coverage of Individual Household Latrine (IHHL) as on date · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.
The pin is an approximate location, within about 25 km, from India Post PIN code data — not the exact site of Chanken. Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.
Chanken · 25.1840° N, 86.5347° E
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Public holidays and observances from the official lists, and events residents have added.
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Chanken isn't on our map yet, so we can't measure distances. These places are in Kharagpur block, placed there by the nearest mapped village.
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Chanken is a village in Kharagpur block of Munger district, Bihar, India.
Chanken is in Munger district of Bihar.
Chanken comes under the Mudheri gram panchayat.
The pincode of Chanken, Kharagpur, Munger is 811213.
In the 2011 Census, Chanken was recorded as uninhabited, with no residents. Changes since then are not in that record.
Chanken covers about 91 hectares.
Chanken is in the Kharagpur development block (Local Government Directory).
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Chanken is 242961 and its Census 2011 village code is 242961.
Villages near Chanken include Kamarganj (within ~25 km).
The sarpanch of Chanken has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.
Answers are built from the village's official records (LGD, Census 2011, Election Commission data). If something is wrong, verified residents can correct it after claiming.
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Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
Long-term district average for November: 6.5 mm (IMD normal, 1951–2000)
Not a weather forecast. For forecasts and warnings, follow IMD and official alerts.
District climate page →No market in Munger district has reported prices in the last 14 days. Nearest mandi reports: Khagaria APMC, Mansi Mandi APMC, Khagaria district — about 31 km away, straight-line.
Latest reports up to 30 Oct 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
| Commodity | Market | Min | Max | Modal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhindi(Ladies Finger) · Bhindi | Khagaria APMC | 750 | 850 | 800 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Bitter gourd · Bitter Gourd | Khagaria APMC | 1,650 | 1,900 | 1,750 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Bottle gourd · Bottle Gourd | Khagaria APMC | 1,500 | 1,583 | 1,550 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Brinjal · Arkasheela Mattigulla | Khagaria APMC | 1,917 | 2,083 | 1,967 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Cabbage · Cabbage | Khagaria APMC | 1,950 | 2,167 | 2,083 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Carrot · Carrot | Khagaria APMC | 3,467 | 3,817 | 3,550 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Cauliflower · African Sarson | Khagaria APMC | 3,250 | 3,650 | 3,500 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Cauliflower · African Sarson | Mansi Mandi APMC | 2,800 | 2,800 | 2,800 | 30 Oct 2026 |
Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →
These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Chanken's shops. Best mandi price near Chanken →
Official dataAgmarknet, 30 Oct 2026Report a correction
Distances are approximate (India Post PIN code data).
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Income support of ₹6,000 a year, paid in three equal instalments, to land-holding farmer families.
At least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment a year for rural households whose adults volunteer for unskilled manual work.
Assistance to build a house for eligible rural households.
Health cover for hospital treatment for eligible families.
Subsidised food grains through the public distribution system for eligible households.
Old-age pension for BPL persons aged 60 and above: ₹200 a month up to age 79 and ₹500 after; widow and disability pensions too.
Assured pension of ₹3,000 a month at age 60 for unorganised workers who join and contribute.
Atal Pension Yojana and low-cost life and accident insurance schemes, opened through your bank.
Loans up to ₹10 lakh for non-farm small and micro enterprises (₹20 lakh after repaying an earlier Tarun loan).
Bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs setting up a new enterprise.
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