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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
USHA DEVI
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- LGD code
- 223346
- Pincode
- 854205
- Post office
- Dhamdaha
- Population
- 497
- Households
- 109
- Literacy rate
- 47.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1012 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 148
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhawani Chak compares
By population, Bhawani Chak ranks #50 of 81 villages in Dhamdaha mandal.
Literacy rate
%
47.1%
+3.8% vs mandal average
- Bhawani Chak
- 47.1%
- Dhamdaha mandal
- 43.3%
- Purnia district
- 40.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,012
+96 vs mandal average
- Bhawani Chak
- 1,012
- Dhamdaha mandal
- 916
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.6 vs mandal average
- Bhawani Chak
- 4.6
- Dhamdaha mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhawani Chak at a glance
Bhawani Chak is a village of 497 people in 109 households (Census 2011) in Dhamdaha block, Purnia district, Bihar, the 50th-largest of 81 villages in Dhamdaha block. Literacy is 47%, 4 points above the block average of 43% and the sex ratio is 1,012 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 854205, served by Dhamdaha post office; the LGD village code is 223346. The sarpanch is USHA DEVI, and the village votes in Sonbarsha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ratnesh Sada. The population is estimated at 586 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhawani Chak · this village | 497 | 47% | — |
| Sukhsena · Dhamdaha | 8,720 | 38% | — |
| Bishunpur Patti · Dhamdaha | 6,069 | 55% | — |
| Singhara Patti · Dhamdaha | 1,296 | 35% | — |
| Sukhsena Milik · Dhamdaha | 289 | 54% | — |
| Bishunpur Milik · Dhamdaha | 234 | 32% | — |
| Bhamana Milik · Dhamdaha | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhawani Chak
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- PURNIA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 34
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 34
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 17
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Bishunpu
- Total area (ha)
- 64
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 36.5
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhawani 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 — Bhawani Chak
- LGD code
- 223346
- Pincode
- 854205
- Post office
- Dhamdaha
- Population (Census 2011)
- 497
- Population (projected 2026)
- 586
- Households
- 109
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1012
- Literacy rate
- 47.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madhepura
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sonbarsha
- Member of Parliament
- Dinesh Chandra Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ratnesh Sada
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- USHA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Dhamdaha
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 854205
- DhamdahaDhamdaha mandal37,987 pop
- Mogalia PurandahaDhamdaha mandal24,908 pop
- RangpuraDhamdaha mandal15,712 pop
- KukraunDhamdaha mandal15,046 pop
- Rajghat GrarailDhamdaha mandal11,342 pop
- NirpurDhamdaha mandal10,805 pop
- ParasbaniDhamdaha mandal9,038 pop
- SukhsenaDhamdaha mandal8,720 pop
- KukraunDhamdaha mandal7,729 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Bhawani Chak
Other villages in Dhamdaha mandal
View all 60+ →- Dhamdaha
- Mogalia Purandaha
- Rangpura
- Kukraun
- Rajghat Grarail
- Nirpur
- Parasbani
- Sukhsena
- Kukraun
- Rupaspur Khagha
- Chikni
- Barkona
- Bishunpur Patti
- Mali
- Champawati
- Tarauni Milik
- Damaili
- Sarsi Istamrar
- Thari
- Bansipurandaha
- Kuari
- Kuari
- Damgari
- Bardela
- Kajra
- Satmi
- Pirankar
- Itahari
- Dumaria
- Bhutia
- Khanua
- Kishunpur Balua
- Harpur
- Sihuli
- Dakaiha
- Utna
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)