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Phudnidih observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Jharkhand.
The principal temple recorded for Chas mandal is Hanuman Mandir Kalubathan. No temple of this dedication is on record within Phudnidih itself.
By population, Phudnidih ranks #73 of 126 villages in Chas mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Phudnidih is a village of 1,234 people in 225 households (Census 2011) in Chas block, Bokaro district, Jharkhand, the 73rd-largest of 126 villages in Chas block. Literacy is 47%, 9 points below the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 931 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 827013, served by Chas (Bokaro) post office; the LGD village code is 362695. The sarpanch is MANJU KUMARI, and the village votes in Sindri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandradeo Mahato Alias Bablu Mahato. The population is estimated at 1,455 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sardaha →
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
Centred on Chas mandal
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