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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
FIROZ KHAN
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- LGD code
- 232519
- Pincode
- 841504
- Post office
- Raghunathpur (Siwan)
- Population
- 71
- Households
- 17
- Literacy rate
- 49.3%
- Sex ratio
- 775 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 21
Census 2011 · in context
How Elahi Chak compares
By population, Elahi Chak ranks #96 of 127 villages in Raghunathpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
49.3%
−8.0% vs mandal average
- Elahi Chak
- 49.3%
- Raghunathpur mandal
- 57.3%
- Siwan district
- 58.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
775
−247 vs mandal average
- Elahi Chak
- 775
- Raghunathpur mandal
- 1,022
Household size
people per home
4.2
−2.0 vs mandal average
- Elahi Chak
- 4.2
- Raghunathpur mandal
- 6.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Elahi Chak at a glance
Elahi Chak is a village of 71 people in 17 households (Census 2011) in Raghunathpur block, Siwan district, Bihar, the 96th-largest of 127 villages in Raghunathpur block. Literacy is 49%, 8 points below the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 775 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841504, served by Raghunathpur (Siwan) post office; the LGD village code is 232519. The sarpanch is FIROZ KHAN, and the village votes in Taraiya assembly constituency, represented by MLA Janak Singh. The population is estimated at 84 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Narhan →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elahi Chak · this village | 71 | 49% | — |
| Narhan · Raghunathpur | 3,751 | 54% | — |
| Harpur · Raghunathpur | 2,977 | 54% | — |
| Nawada · Raghunathpur | 891 | 63% | — |
| Bankat Main Chak · Raghunathpur | 756 | 40% | — |
| Khap Dhanauti · Raghunathpur | 624 | 60% | — |
| Mirzapur · Raghunathpur | 413 | 52% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Elahi Chak
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 0
- 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
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SIWAN
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 32
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 32
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 1
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Narhan
- Total area (ha)
- 5
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 2.5
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Elahi 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 — Elahi Chak
- LGD code
- 232519
- Pincode
- 841504
- Post office
- Raghunathpur (Siwan)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 71
- Population (projected 2026)
- 84
- Households
- 17
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 775
- Literacy rate
- 49.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Maharajganj
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Taraiya
- Member of Parliament
- Janardan Singh Sigriwal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Janak Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- FIROZ KHAN
- Block / Mandal
- Raghunathpur
- Nearest railway station
- Saghar Sultanpur Halt (14.3 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 841504
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- HarnathpurRaghunathpur mandal4,536 pop
- AdamanpurRaghunathpur mandal4,294 pop
- AmwariRaghunathpur mandal4,294 pop
- KausarRaghunathpur mandal4,034 pop
- KanrsarRaghunathpur mandal3,993 pop
- PhulwariaRaghunathpur mandal3,827 pop
- RajpurRaghunathpur mandal3,810 pop
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)