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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 234497
- Pincode
- 841217
- Post office
- Nayagaon
- Population
- 2,795
- Households
- 462
- Literacy rate
- 55.2%
- Sex ratio
- 894 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,149
Census 2011 · in context
How Mahmud Chak compares
By population, Mahmud Chak ranks #29 of 99 villages in Sonepur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
55.2%
+2.1% vs mandal average
- Mahmud Chak
- 55.2%
- Sonepur mandal
- 53.1%
- Saran district
- 54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
894
+4 vs mandal average
- Mahmud Chak
- 894
- Sonepur mandal
- 890
Household size
people per home
6.0
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Mahmud Chak
- 6.0
- Sonepur mandal
- 6.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mahmud Chak at a glance
Mahmud Chak is a village of 2,795 people in 462 households (Census 2011) in Sonepur block, Saran district, Bihar, the 29th-largest of 99 villages in Sonepur block. Literacy is 55%, 2 points above the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 894 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841217, served by Nayagaon post office; the LGD village code is 234497. The village votes in Alauli assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ram Chandra Sada. The population is estimated at 3,295 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Rasulpur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahmud Chak · this village | 2,795 | 55% | — |
| Rasulpur · Sonepur | 4,999 | 51% | — |
| Garibpatti · Sonepur | 1,484 | 13% | — |
| Ramsapur · Sonepur | 1,288 | 32% | — |
| Mohammadpur · Sonepur | 404 | 30% | — |
| Mirzapur · Sonepur | 218 | 36% | — |
| Banwari Chak · Sonepur | 20 | 5% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mahmud Chak
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- SONEPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 38
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- RASULPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 103
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 55
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Mahmud 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 — Mahmud Chak
- LGD code
- 234497
- Pincode
- 841217
- Post office
- Nayagaon
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,795
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,295
- Households
- 462
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 894
- Literacy rate
- 55.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Khagaria
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Alauli
- Member of Parliament
- Rajesh Verma
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ram Chandra Sada
- Block / Mandal
- Sonepur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 841217
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Other villages in Sonepur mandal
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- Dumari Buzurg
- Saidpur
- Nazarmira
- Shikarpur
- Kasmar
- Gopalpur
- Parmanandpur
- Bharanpura
- Chaturpur
- Rasulpur
- Dudhaila
- Badurahi
- Hasanpur
- Gobind Chak
- Kalyanpur
- Jahangirpur
- Baijalpur Kesho
- Murthan
- Shek Dumri
- Chausia
- Sobhepur
- Chitarsenpur
- Mirzapur
- Gangajal
- Hasilpur
- Sabalpur
- Rahimpur
- Chhitar Chak
- Dariyapur
- Makra
- Gheghta
- Raipur Hasanpur
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)