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Jharkhand: MNREGA, irrigation scheme help Deoghar farmers overcome water shortage, grow sugarcane and other crops
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KAVITA DEVI
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- LGD code
- 353495
- Pincode
- 814120
- Post office
- Ghormara
- Population
- 531
- Households
- 95
- Literacy rate
- 52.4%
- Sex ratio
- 857 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 242
Census 2011 · in context
How Chauphal compares
By population, Chauphal ranks #116 of 453 villages in Mohanpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.4%
+4.6% vs mandal average
Chauphal52.4%
Mohanpur mandal47.8%
Deoghar district53.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
857
−65 vs mandal average
Chauphal857
Mohanpur mandal922
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.2 vs mandal average
Chauphal5.6
Mohanpur mandal5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chauphal at a glance
Chauphal is a village of 531 people in 95 households (Census 2011) in Mohanpur block, Deoghar district, Jharkhand, the 116th-largest of 453 villages in Mohanpur block. Literacy is 52%, 5 points above the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 857 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 814120, served by Ghormara post office; the LGD village code is 353495. The sarpanch is KAVITA DEVI, and the village votes in Madhupur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hafizul Hassan. The population is estimated at 626 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chauphal · this village | 531 | 52% | — |
| Dahijor · Mohanpur | 2,421 | 76% | — |
| Mahat Baindih · Mohanpur | 916 | 47% | — |
| Dumaria · Mohanpur | 889 | 52% | — |
| Dumarthar · Mohanpur | 730 | 61% | — |
| Kolhanipathar · Mohanpur | 430 | 47% | — |
| Teliya Chak · Mohanpur | 73 | 36% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chauphal
- Treated tap water
- No
- 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)
- 7
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- DEOGHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 10
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DAHIJOR
- Total area (ha)
- 74
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 6.48
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chauphal
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chauphal
- LGD code
- 353495
- Pincode
- 814120
- Post office
- Ghormara
- Population (Census 2011)
- 531
- Population (projected 2026)
- 626
- Households
- 95
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 857
- Literacy rate
- 52.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Godda
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Madhupur
- Member of Parliament
- Nishikant Dubey
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Hafizul Hassan
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- KAVITA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Mohanpur
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- 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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