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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
seeta devi
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- LGD code
- 235477
- Pincode
- 844505
- Post office
- Jhandaha
- Population
- 523
- Households
- 93
- Literacy rate
- 59.8%
- Sex ratio
- 861 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 212
Census 2011 · in context
How Chak Farida compares
By population, Chak Farida ranks #99 of 124 villages in Jandaha mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.8%
+5.2% vs mandal average
- Chak Farida
- 59.8%
- Jandaha mandal
- 54.6%
- Vaishali district
- 55.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
861
−26 vs mandal average
- Chak Farida
- 861
- Jandaha mandal
- 887
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Chak Farida
- 5.6
- Jandaha mandal
- 5.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chak Farida at a glance
Chak Farida is a village of 523 people in 93 households (Census 2011) in Jandaha block, Vaishali district, Bihar, the 99th-largest of 124 villages in Jandaha block. Literacy is 60%, 5 points above the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 861 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 844505, served by Jhandaha post office; the LGD village code is 235477. The sarpanch is seeta devi, and the village votes in Tarari assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vishal Prashant. The population is estimated at 617 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sohrathi →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chak Farida · this village | 523 | 60% | — |
| Sonarthi Urf Mustafapur Sonar. · Jandaha | 5,994 | 48% | — |
| Ghauspur · Jandaha | 1,499 | 49% | — |
| Jagnandanpur Urf Jadunandanpur · Jandaha | 1,150 | 40% | — |
| Gobindpur · Jandaha | 901 | 43% | — |
| Saidpur Dhanghota · Jandaha | 704 | 40% | — |
| Chak Makai Urf Manka Chak · Jandaha | 656 | 28% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chak Farida
- 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
- 1
- 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
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SAMASTIPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 46
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Sohrathi
- Total area (ha)
- 16
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 4.2
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chak Farida
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chak Farida
- LGD code
- 235477
- Pincode
- 844505
- Post office
- Jhandaha
- Population (Census 2011)
- 523
- Population (projected 2026)
- 617
- Households
- 93
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 861
- Literacy rate
- 59.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Arrah
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tarari
- Member of Parliament
- Sudama Prasad
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vishal Prashant
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- seeta devi
- Block / Mandal
- Jandaha
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 844505
- Mansinghpur BijhrauliJandaha mandal11,455 pop
- ArniaJandaha mandal10,379 pop
- Dih Buchauli Urf BazidpurJandaha mandal9,741 pop
- MahisanrhJandaha mandal9,640 pop
- LomaJandaha mandal8,124 pop
- Hazrat JandahaJandaha mandal7,818 pop
- Chand SaraeJandaha mandal7,018 pop
- Sonarthi Urf Mustafapur Sonar.Jandaha mandal5,994 pop
- MahpuraJandaha mandal5,656 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Chak Farida
Other villages in Jandaha mandal
View all 60+ →- Mansinghpur Bijhrauli
- Arnia
- Dih Buchauli Urf Bazidpur
- Mahisanrh
- Loma
- Hazrat Jandaha
- Chand Sarae
- Sonarthi Urf Mustafapur Sonar.
- Mahpura
- Mukundpur Bhath
- Pirapur
- Rasulpur Purkhotim
- Bhorha Urf Rasulpur Ghaus
- Dulwar
- Nari Khurd
- Bishunpur Silothar
- Bhathahi
- Bishunpatti
- Narharpur Urf Bishunpur Sarae
- Dhudhua Urf Bishunpur Ragho
- Bishunpur Bedaulia
- Jagdishpur Urf Makundpur
- Murtazapur Makund
- Rohua Urf Balgobindpur
- Hirpur
- Khopi
- Khizirpur Jasparha
- Harparsad Bishunpur Khem
- Adalpur Urf Adilnagar
- Kajri Buzurg
- Rampur Chak Lala
- Bahsi Saidpur
- Mahiuddinpur Garahi
- Gangapur Luchhmi Urf Narikalan
- Chak Mahiuddin
- Said Mohammadpur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)