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- LGD code
- 244246
- Pincode
- 803110
- Post office
- Harnaut
- Population
- 1,137
- Households
- 194
- Literacy rate
- 63.2%
- Sex ratio
- 864 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 297
Census 2011 · in context
How Bama Chak compares
By population, Bama Chak ranks #44 of 81 villages in Harnaut mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.2%
+13.4% vs mandal average
- Bama Chak
- 63.2%
- Harnaut mandal
- 49.8%
- Nalanda district
- 52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
864
−40 vs mandal average
- Bama Chak
- 864
- Harnaut mandal
- 904
Household size
people per home
5.9
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Bama Chak
- 5.9
- Harnaut mandal
- 6.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bama Chak at a glance
Bama Chak is a village of 1,137 people in 194 households (Census 2011) in Harnaut block, Nalanda district, Bihar, the 44th-largest of 81 villages in Harnaut block. Literacy is 63%, 13 points above the block average of 50% and the sex ratio is 864 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 803110, served by Harnaut post office; the LGD village code is 244246. The village votes in Teghra assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajnish Kumar. The population is estimated at 1,341 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chero →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bama Chak · this village | 1,137 | 63% | — |
| Chero · Harnaut | 6,943 | 48% | — |
| Goshain Bigha · Harnaut | 1,653 | 58% | — |
| Manikpur · Harnaut | 771 | 54% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bama Chak
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 2
- 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
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BIHARSHARIF
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Chero
- Total area (ha)
- 69
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 43.8
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bama Chak
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bama Chak
- LGD code
- 244246
- Pincode
- 803110
- Post office
- Harnaut
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,137
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,341
- Households
- 194
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 864
- Literacy rate
- 63.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Teghra
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajnish Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Harnaut
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 803110
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Other villages in Harnaut mandal
View all 60+ →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)