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Jahan Chak

Ekangarsarai mandal
Pincode 801301
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Jahan Chak observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

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Temple in Ekangarsarai mandal

The principal temple recorded for Ekangarsarai mandal is maa durga mandir suryapura. No temple of this dedication is on record within Jahan Chak itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Bihar

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Begusarai
PC 24
→VS
Bachhwara
AC 142
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
NARESH PRASAD
Contact: 89****8895
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LGD code
244844
Pincode
801301
Post office
Ekangersarai
Population
604
Households
90
Literacy rate
54.8%
Sex ratio
876 ♀/1000♂
Workers
174
Census 2011 · in context

How Jahan Chak compares

By population, Jahan Chak ranks #76 of 89 villages in Ekangarsarai mandal.

Literacy rate
%
54.8%
−2.4% vs mandal average
Jahan Chak54.8%
Ekangarsarai mandal57.2%
Nalanda district52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
876
−40 vs mandal average
Jahan Chak876
Ekangarsarai mandal916
Household size
people per home
6.7
+0.6 vs mandal average
Jahan Chak6.7
Ekangarsarai mandal6.1

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Jahan Chak at a glance

Jahan Chak is a village of 604 people in 90 households (Census 2011) in Ekangarsarai block, Nalanda district, Bihar, the 76th-largest of 89 villages in Ekangarsarai block. Literacy is 55%, 2 points below the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 876 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 801301, served by Ekangersarai post office; the LGD village code is 244844. The sarpanch is NARESH PRASAD, and the village votes in Bachhwara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Surendra Mehta. The population is estimated at 712 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Jahan Chak · this village60455%—
Badrabad · Ekangarsarai2,22056%—
Boriawan · Ekangarsarai1,21166%—
Pasanghi · Ekangarsarai1,14655%—
Saidpur · Ekangarsarai1,10154%—
Rasalpur · Ekangarsarai95164%—
Bhanu Bigha · Ekangarsarai74230%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jahan 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
Yes
Power hours (summer)
2
Power hours (winter)
8
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
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
BIHARSHARIF
Distance to nearest town (km)
27
Distance to district HQ (km)
27
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
5
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Badrabad
Total area (ha)
68
Irrigated area (ha)
20.4
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Jahan Chak

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Jahan Chak

LGD code
244844
Pincode
801301
Post office
Ekangersarai
Population (Census 2011)
604
Population (projected 2026)
712
Households
90
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
876
Literacy rate
54.8%
Lok Sabha constituency
Begusarai
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bachhwara
Member of Parliament
Giriraj Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Surendra Mehta
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
NARESH PRASAD
Block / Mandal
Ekangarsarai
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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)
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