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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
GD
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
geeta devi
Contact: 98****5214
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- LGD code
- 161934
- Pincode
- 212106
- Post office
- Jari Bazar
- Population
- 2,686
- Households
- 460
- Literacy rate
- 52.7%
- Sex ratio
- 858 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,238
Census 2011 · in context
How Chamu compares
By population, Chamu ranks #18 of 323 villages in Bara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.7%
−3.0% vs mandal average
- Chamu
- 52.7%
- Bara mandal
- 55.7%
- Prayagraj district
- 61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
858
−40 vs mandal average
- Chamu
- 858
- Bara mandal
- 898
Household size
people per home
5.8
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Chamu
- 5.8
- Bara mandal
- 5.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chamu at a glance
Chamu is a village of 2,686 people in 460 households (Census 2011) in Bara tehsil, Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh, the 18th-largest of 323 villages in Bara tehsil. Literacy is 53%, 3 points below the tehsil average of 56% and the sex ratio is 858 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 212106, served by Jari Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 161934. The sarpanch is geeta devi , and the village votes in Sarojini Nagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajeshwar Singh. The population is estimated at 3,167 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chamu
- 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)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ALLAHABAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHAMU
- Total area (ha)
- 600.1
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 492.79
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chamu
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chamu
- LGD code
- 161934
- Pincode
- 212106
- Post office
- Jari Bazar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,686
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,167
- Households
- 460
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 858
- Literacy rate
- 52.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mohanlalganj
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sarojini Nagar
- Member of Parliament
- R. K. Chaudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajeshwar Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- geeta devi
- Block / Mandal
- Bara
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Other villages in Bara mandal
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- Lohgara
- Chhiri
- Chhatahara Ghuretha
- Iradatganj
- Bashara Tarhar
- Bara Khas
- Pandar
- Gauhanee
- Amilia Tarhar
- Gadaiya Kalan
- Bheeta
- Garha
- Amreha
- Beekar
- Asarwai
- Lohra
- Harro
- Rehi Taluka Baijala
- Chak Ghoorpur
- Shivrajpur
- Belamundi
- Gadaiya Khurd
- Rera
- Chitauri
- Mawaiya Kalan
- Laund Kalan
- Virwal
- Khatangia
- Ginj
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)