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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SANUTANTR DEVI
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- LGD code
- 245863
- Pincode
- 804452
- Post office
- Mashaurhi
- Population
- 2,345
- Households
- 387
- Literacy rate
- 49.6%
- Sex ratio
- 940 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 835
Census 2011 · in context
How Charma compares
By population, Charma ranks #27 of 102 villages in Masaurhi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
49.6%
Same as the mandal average
- Charma
- 49.6%
- Masaurhi mandal
- 49.6%
- Patna district
- 59.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
940
+19 vs mandal average
- Charma
- 940
- Masaurhi mandal
- 921
Household size
people per home
6.1
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Charma
- 6.1
- Masaurhi mandal
- 5.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Charma at a glance
Charma is a village of 2,345 people in 387 households (Census 2011) in Masaurhi block, Patna district, Bihar, the 27th-largest of 102 villages in Masaurhi block. Literacy is 50%, about the same as the block average of 50% and the sex ratio is 940 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 804452, served by Mashaurhi post office; the LGD village code is 245863. The sarpanch is SANUTANTR DEVI, and the village votes in Sarairanjan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijay Kumar Choudhary. The population is estimated at 2,765 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Charma
- 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)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MASAURI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 42
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Charma
- Total area (ha)
- 292
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 77.83
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Charma
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Charma
- LGD code
- 245863
- Pincode
- 804452
- Post office
- Mashaurhi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,345
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,765
- Households
- 387
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 940
- Literacy rate
- 49.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ujiarpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sarairanjan
- Member of Parliament
- Nityanand Rai
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Kumar Choudhary
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SANUTANTR DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Masaurhi
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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