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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
priya devi
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- LGD code
- 362599
- Pincode
- 827013
- Post office
- Chas (Bokaro)
- Population
- 5,928
- Households
- 1,079
- Literacy rate
- 59.6%
- Sex ratio
- 909 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,763
- Distance to district centre
- 21 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 38 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 100 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 254 km
- Nearest railway station
- Chas Road · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Priyadarshi S Clinic · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Pupunki compares
By population, Pupunki ranks #5 of 126 villages in Chas mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.6%
+4.2% vs mandal average
- Pupunki
- 59.6%
- Chas mandal
- 55.4%
- Bokaro district
- 61.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
909
−22 vs mandal average
- Pupunki
- 909
- Chas mandal
- 931
Household size
people per home
5.5
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Pupunki
- 5.5
- Chas mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pupunki at a glance
Pupunki is a village of 5,928 people in 1,079 households (Census 2011) in Chas block, Bokaro district, Jharkhand, the 5th-largest of 126 villages in Chas block. Literacy is 60%, 4 points above the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 909 women per 1,000 men. It lies 21 km from the Bokaro district centre, 36 km from Kharki, the nearest town, 2 km from Chas Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 827013, served by Chas (Bokaro) post office; the LGD village code is 362599. The nearest hospital or health centre is Priyadarshi S Clinic, 7 km away. The sarpanch is priya devi, and the village votes in Sindri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandradeo Mahato Alias Bablu Mahato. The population is estimated at 6,989 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pupunki
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHAS
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 15
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PUPUNKI
- Total area (ha)
- 868.49
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 32.37
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pupunki
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Pupunki
- LGD code
- 362599
- Pincode
- 827013
- Post office
- Chas (Bokaro)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 5,928
- Population (projected 2026)
- 6,989
- Households
- 1,079
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 909
- Literacy rate
- 59.6%
- Coordinates
- 23.70694°N, 86.20420°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
- priya devi
- Block / Mandal
- Chas
- Nearest railway station
- Chas Road (2.2 km)
Getting there
How to reach Pupunki
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi100 kmcapital
- Kolkata254 km
- Delhi1050 km
- Hyderabad1067 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationChas Road2 km
- Hospital / PHCPriyadarshi S Clinic7 km
- ATM / bankIndian Bank6 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil<1 km
- CollegeSSLNT College26 km
- Police stationBarora Police Station12 km
Nearest to the village
- Railway station
- Chas Road2.2 km
- Petrol pump
- Indian Oilunder 1 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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