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Chak Jamal

चक जमाल
Minapur mandal
Pincode 843128
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Chak Jamal observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

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Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Bihar

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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LGD code
228783
Pincode
843128
Post office
Minapur
Population
2,959
Households
676
Literacy rate
50.7%
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000♂
Workers
962
Census 2011 · in context

How Chak Jamal compares

By population, Chak Jamal ranks #37 of 155 villages in Minapur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
50.7%
+6.6% vs mandal average
Chak Jamal50.7%
Minapur mandal44.1%
Muzaffarpur district52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
897
+11 vs mandal average
Chak Jamal897
Minapur mandal886
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.4 vs mandal average
Chak Jamal4.4
Minapur mandal4.8

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

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Chak Jamal at a glance

Chak Jamal is a village of 2,959 people in 676 households (Census 2011) in Minapur block, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, the 37th-largest of 155 villages in Minapur block. Literacy is 51%, 7 points above the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 897 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 843128, served by Minapur post office; the LGD village code is 228783. The village votes in Madhepura assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandra Shekhar. The population is estimated at 3,489 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chak Jamal

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)
3
Power hours (winter)
4
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
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
Yes
Nearest statutory town
MUZAFFARPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
20
Distance to district HQ (km)
20
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
12
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Manikpur
Total area (ha)
112
Irrigated area (ha)
41.3
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Chak Jamal

LGD code
228783
Pincode
843128
Post office
Minapur
Population (Census 2011)
2,959
Population (projected 2026)
3,489
Households
676
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
897
Literacy rate
50.7%
Lok Sabha constituency
Madhepura
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Madhepura
Member of Parliament
Dinesh Chandra Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Chandra Shekhar
Block / Mandal
Minapur
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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