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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
CHHABI ORANG
Contact: 70****0477
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- LGD code
- 331112
- Pincode
- 723128
- Post office
- Balakdih
- Population
- 3,884
- Households
- 790
- Literacy rate
- 57.9%
- Sex ratio
- 976 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,989
Census 2011 · in context
How Chandra compares
By population, Chandra ranks #3 of 109 villages in Puncha mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.9%
−1.4% vs mandal average
- Chandra
- 57.9%
- Puncha mandal
- 59.3%
- Purulia district
- 55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
976
Same as the mandal average
- Chandra
- 976
- Puncha mandal
- 976
Household size
people per home
4.9
Same as the mandal average
- Chandra
- 4.9
- Puncha mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chandra at a glance
Chandra is a village of 3,884 people in 790 households (Census 2011) in Puncha block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 3rd-largest of 109 villages in Puncha block. Literacy is 58%, 1 points below the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 976 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 723128, served by Balakdih post office; the LGD village code is 331112. The sarpanch is CHHABI ORANG, and the village votes in Kashipur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kamala Kanta Hansda. The population is estimated at 4,579 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chandra →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandra · this village | 3,884 | 58% | — |
| Deorang · Puncha | 2,379 | 55% | — |
| Noagarh · Puncha | 1,605 | 63% | — |
| Dhabani · Puncha | 771 | 60% | — |
| Rajakhanda · Puncha | 768 | 53% | — |
| Anandabazar · Puncha | 254 | 61% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chandra
- 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)
- 13
- Power hours (winter)
- 14
- Primary school
- 3
- 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
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 802.12
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 247.67
- Forest area (ha)
- 6.01
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chandra
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chandra
- LGD code
- 331112
- Pincode
- 723128
- Post office
- Balakdih
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,884
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,579
- Households
- 790
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 976
- Literacy rate
- 57.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purulia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kashipur
- Member of Parliament
- Jyotirmay Singh Mahato
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kamala Kanta Hansda
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- CHHABI ORANG
- Block / Mandal
- Puncha
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)