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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ANITA DEVI
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- LGD code
- 348521
- Pincode
- 825404
- Post office
- Pratappur (Chatra)
- Population
- 747
- Households
- 142
- Literacy rate
- 36.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1019 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 315
Census 2011 · in context
How Besra compares
By population, Besra ranks #8 of 78 villages in Kunda mandal.
Literacy rate
%
36.5%
+1.9% vs mandal average
Besra36.5%
Kunda mandal34.6%
Chatra district48.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,019
+73 vs mandal average
Besra1,019
Kunda mandal946
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.1 vs mandal average
Besra5.3
Kunda mandal5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Besra at a glance
Besra is a village of 747 people in 142 households (Census 2011) in Kunda block, Chatra district, Jharkhand, the 8th-largest of 78 villages in Kunda block. Literacy is 37%, 2 points above the block average of 35% and the sex ratio is 1,019 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 825404, served by Pratappur (Chatra) post office; the LGD village code is 348521. The sarpanch is ANITA DEVI. The population is estimated at 881 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Besra
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHATRA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 50
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BANDIADIH
- Total area (ha)
- 166
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 26.54
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Besra
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Key facts — Besra
- LGD code
- 348521
- Pincode
- 825404
- Post office
- Pratappur (Chatra)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 747
- Population (projected 2026)
- 881
- Households
- 142
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1019
- Literacy rate
- 36.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Giridih
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Giridih
- Member of Parliament
- Chandra Prakash Choudhary
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ANITA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Kunda
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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