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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Dewanganj is a small village in Chas mandal, Bokaro district, Jharkhand. The village has a population of 877 across 209 households with a literacy rate of 62%. It is located at coordinates 24.065°N, 87.591°E.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SARTHI DEVI
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- LGD code
- 362624
- Pincode
- 827013
- Post office
- Chas (Bokaro)
- Population
- 877
- Households
- 209
- Literacy rate
- 62%
- Sex ratio
- 878 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 233
- Distance to district centre
- 127 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 108 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 246 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 184 km
- Nearest railway station
- Gadadharpur · 12 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Srikantapur Hospital · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Dewanganj compares
By population, Dewanganj ranks #91 of 126 villages in Chas mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.0%
+6.6% vs mandal average
Dewanganj62.0%
Chas mandal55.4%
Bokaro district61.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
878
−53 vs mandal average
Dewanganj878
Chas mandal931
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.9 vs mandal average
Dewanganj4.2
Chas mandal5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dewanganj at a glance
Dewanganj is a village of 877 people in 209 households (Census 2011) in Chas block, Bokaro district, Jharkhand, the 91st-largest of 126 villages in Chas block. Literacy is 62%, 7 points above the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 878 women per 1,000 men. It lies 127 km from the Bokaro district centre, 20 km from Mayureswar, the nearest town, 12 km from Gadadharpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 827013, served by Chas (Bokaro) post office; the LGD village code is 362624. The nearest hospital or health centre is Srikantapur Hospital, 7 km away. The sarpanch is SARTHI DEVI, and the village votes in Sindri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandradeo Mahato Alias Bablu Mahato. The population is estimated at 1,034 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewanganj · this village | 877 | 62% | — |
| Nischintapur · Barharwa | 184 | 43% | 1.7 km W |
| Nischintapur · Barharwa | 111 | 58% | 1.7 km W |
| Pachmi · Mohammad Bazar | 280 | 35% | 2.6 km NE |
| Harinsinga · Mohammad Bazar | 1,030 | 43% | 2.8 km NW |
| Kapasdanga · Nala | 657 | 42% | 3.3 km E |
| Kabilnagar · Mohammad Bazar | 1,852 | 55% | 4 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dewanganj
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 2
- Power hours (winter)
- 2
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 2
- Senior secondary
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHAS
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 7
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 17
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PURA
- Total area (ha)
- 116.7
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 2
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dewanganj
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dewanganj
- LGD code
- 362624
- Pincode
- 827013
- Post office
- Chas (Bokaro)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 877
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,034
- Households
- 209
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 878
- Literacy rate
- 62.0%
- Coordinates
- 24.06480°N, 87.59116°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dhanbad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sindri
- Member of Parliament
- Dulu Mahato
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chandradeo Mahato Alias Bablu Mahato
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SARTHI DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Chas
Getting there
How to reach Dewanganj
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi246 kmcapital
- Kolkata184 km
- Delhi1151 km
- Hyderabad1203 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationGadadharpur12 km
- Hospital / PHCSrikantapur Hospital7 km
- ATM / bankUCO Bank19 km
- Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump19 km
- CollegeVisva-Bharati University44 km
- Police stationUkhra Out Post58 km
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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, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)