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PK
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
POOJA KUMARI
Contact: 62****3177
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- LGD code
- 251572
- Pincode
- 802215
- Post office
- Garh Nokha
- Population
- 1,084
- Households
- 164
- Literacy rate
- 60%
- Sex ratio
- 1121 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 337
ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011 · ਤੁਲਨਾ ਵਿੱਚ
Chanka ਦੀ ਤੁਲਨਾ
By population, Chanka ranks #50 of 87 villages in Nokha mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.0%
+0.5% vs mandal average
Chanka60.0%
Nokha mandal59.5%
Rohtas district60.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,121
+204 vs mandal average
Chanka1,121
Nokha mandal917
Household size
people per home
6.6
Same as the mandal average
Chanka6.6
Nokha mandal6.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chanka ਇੱਕ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਵਿੱਚ
Chanka ਬਿਹਾਰ ਦੇ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਰੋਹਤਾਸ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਦੇ Nokha ਬਲਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ 1,084 ਲੋਕਾਂ 164 ਪਰਿਵਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ (ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011) ਦਾ ਪਿੰਡ ਹੈ, ਜੋ Nokha ਬਲਾਕ ਦੇ 87 ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ 50ਵਾਂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਹੈ। ਸਾਖਰਤਾ 60% ਹੈ, ਬਲਾਕ ਔਸਤ 60% ਦੇ ਲਗਭਗ ਬਰਾਬਰ ਅਤੇ ਲਿੰਗ ਅਨੁਪਾਤ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ 1,000 ਮਰਦਾਂ ਪਿੱਛੇ 1,121 ਔਰਤਾਂ। ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ 802215 ਹੈ, Garh Nokha ਡਾਕਖਾਨੇ ਅਧੀਨ; LGD ਪਿੰਡ ਕੋਡ 251572 ਹੈ। ਸਰਪੰਚ POOJA KUMARI ਹਨ; ਪਿੰਡ Masaurhi ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸਭਾ ਹਲਕੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ, ਵਿਧਾਇਕ Arun Manjhi। 2026 ਵਿੱਚ ਅਨੁਮਾਨਿਤ ਆਬਾਦੀ 1,278, 2011 ਤੋਂ 18% ਵੱਧ।
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chanka
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 2
- Power hours (winter)
- 3
- 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
- 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
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- NOKHA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 6
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 15
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Modiha
- Total area (ha)
- 86
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 70.75
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chanka
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ਮੁੱਖ ਤੱਥ — Chanka
- LGD code
- 251572
- Pincode
- 802215
- Post office
- Garh Nokha
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,084
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,278
- Households
- 164
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1121
- Literacy rate
- 60.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Pataliputra
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Masaurhi
- Member of Parliament
- Misa Bharti
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Arun Manjhi
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- POOJA KUMARI
- Block / Mandal
- Nokha
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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