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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MD SERAJ ANSARI
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- LGD code
- 253165
- Pincode
- 824125
- Post office
- Rafiganj
- Population
- 600
- Households
- 103
- Literacy rate
- 56.7%
- Sex ratio
- 791 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 152
Census 2011 · in context
How Chand Bigha compares
By population, Chand Bigha ranks #162 of 216 villages in Rafiganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.7%
+2.7% vs mandal average
- Chand Bigha
- 56.7%
- Rafiganj mandal
- 54.0%
- Aurangabad district
- 57.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
791
−130 vs mandal average
- Chand Bigha
- 791
- Rafiganj mandal
- 921
Household size
people per home
5.8
−1.0 vs mandal average
- Chand Bigha
- 5.8
- Rafiganj mandal
- 6.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chand Bigha at a glance
Chand Bigha is a village of 600 people in 103 households (Census 2011) in Rafiganj block, Aurangabad district, Bihar, the 162nd-largest of 216 villages in Rafiganj block. Literacy is 57%, 3 points above the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 791 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 824125, served by Rafiganj post office; the LGD village code is 253165. The sarpanch is MD SERAJ ANSARI , and the village votes in Barh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Siyaram Singh. The population is estimated at 707 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Charkanwan →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chand Bigha · this village | 600 | 57% | — |
| Charkanwan Qasba Haji · Rafiganj | 3,323 | 51% | — |
| Pachar · Rafiganj | 2,156 | 61% | — |
| Baddopur · Rafiganj | 1,616 | 56% | — |
| Ahamadpur · Rafiganj | 1,340 | 40% | — |
| Karmi · Rafiganj | 1,195 | 48% | — |
| Sultan Pur · Rafiganj | 1,159 | 47% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chand Bigha
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- 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
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RAFIGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 3
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 33
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Charkawan
- Total area (ha)
- 88
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 60
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chand Bigha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chand Bigha
- LGD code
- 253165
- Pincode
- 824125
- Post office
- Rafiganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 600
- Population (projected 2026)
- 707
- Households
- 103
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 791
- Literacy rate
- 56.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Munger
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Barh
- Member of Parliament
- Rajiv Ranjan Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Siyaram Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MD SERAJ ANSARI
- Block / Mandal
- Rafiganj
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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, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)