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Jharkhand: MNREGA, irrigation scheme help Deoghar farmers overcome water shortage, grow sugarcane and other crops
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PRITI KUMARI
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- LGD code
- 353384
- Pincode
- 814112
- Post office
- B. MANDIR
- Population
- 415
- Households
- 80
- Literacy rate
- 47%
- Sex ratio
- 995 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 129
- Distance to district centre
- 216 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 221 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 273 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 56 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kolaghat · 11 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sonakhali Rural Hospital · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Gauri Chak compares
By population, Gauri Chak ranks #152 of 453 villages in Mohanpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
47.0%
−0.8% vs mandal average
- Gauri Chak
- 47.0%
- Mohanpur mandal
- 47.8%
- Deoghar district
- 53.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
995
+73 vs mandal average
- Gauri Chak
- 995
- Mohanpur mandal
- 922
Household size
people per home
5.2
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Gauri Chak
- 5.2
- Mohanpur mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gauri Chak at a glance
Gauri Chak is a village of 415 people in 80 households (Census 2011) in Mohanpur block, Deoghar district, Jharkhand, the 152nd-largest of 453 villages in Mohanpur block. Literacy is 47%, about the same as the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 995 women per 1,000 men. It lies 216 km from the Deoghar district centre, 2 km from Jot Ghanashyam, the nearest town, 11 km from Kolaghat railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 814112, served by B. MANDIR post office; the LGD village code is 353384. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sonakhali Rural Hospital, 6 km away. The sarpanch is PRITI KUMARI, and the village votes in Madhupur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hafizul Hassan. The population is estimated at 780 in 2026, up 88% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gauri Chak · this village | 415 | 47% | — |
| Gauri Chak · Meherma | 939 | 15% | 0 km N |
| Gauri Chak · Thakurgangti | 0 | — | 0 km N |
| Gauri Chak · Daspur - II | 614 | 81% | 0 km N |
| Jot Ghanashyam · Daspur - II | 15,200 | 78% | 1.7 km E |
| Dangabhanga · Daspur - II | 2,271 | 79% | 2.4 km S |
| Nonanarayan Chak · Daspur - II | 557 | 65% | 2.6 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gauri Chak
- 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)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- Primary school
- 0
- 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
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DEOGHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 6
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 6
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SARASANI
- Total area (ha)
- 28.9
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 5.25
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gauri Chak
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gauri Chak
- LGD code
- 353384
- Pincode
- 814112
- Post office
- B. MANDIR
- Population (Census 2011)
- 415
- Population (projected 2026)
- 780
- Households
- 80
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 995
- Literacy rate
- 47.0%
- Coordinates
- 22.52346°N, 87.82231°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Godda
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Madhupur
- Member of Parliament
- Nishikant Dubey
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Hafizul Hassan
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PRITI KUMARI
- Block / Mandal
- Mohanpur
Getting there
How to reach Gauri Chak
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi273 kmcapital
- Kolkata56 km
- Hyderabad1130 km
- Delhi1261 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKolaghat11 km
- Bus stopMechada Bus Depot13 km
- Hospital / PHCSonakhali Rural Hospital6 km
- ATM / bankBank of Baroda16 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum29 km
- CollegeMahishadal Raj College41 km
- Police stationKhanakul Police Station21 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Gauri Chak
5 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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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
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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