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- LGD code
- 246482
- Pincode
- 803214
- Post office
- Barh Rs
- Population
- 604
- Households
- 93
- Literacy rate
- 63.2%
- Sex ratio
- 870 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 136
Census 2011 · in context
How Painra Chak compares
By population, Painra Chak ranks #47 of 72 villages in Pandarak mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.2%
+15.5% vs mandal average
- Painra Chak
- 63.2%
- Pandarak mandal
- 47.7%
- Patna district
- 59.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
870
−22 vs mandal average
- Painra Chak
- 870
- Pandarak mandal
- 892
Household size
people per home
6.5
Same as the mandal average
- Painra Chak
- 6.5
- Pandarak mandal
- 6.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Painra Chak at a glance
Painra Chak is a village of 604 people in 93 households (Census 2011) in Pandarak block, Patna district, Bihar, the 47th-largest of 72 villages in Pandarak block. Literacy is 63%, 16 points above the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 870 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 803214, served by Barh Rs post office; the LGD village code is 246482. The village votes in Alamnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Narendra Narayan Yadav. The population is estimated at 712 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Parsawan →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Painra Chak · this village | 604 | 63% | — |
| Parsaman · Pandarak | 5,064 | 55% | — |
| Madatpur · Pandarak | 2,039 | 58% | — |
| Rais · Pandarak | 1,210 | 51% | — |
| Mojahidpur · Pandarak | 719 | 49% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Painra Chak
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 9
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BARH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 70
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PARSAWAN
- Total area (ha)
- 62
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 22.7
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Painra Chak
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Painra Chak
- LGD code
- 246482
- Pincode
- 803214
- Post office
- Barh Rs
- Population (Census 2011)
- 604
- Population (projected 2026)
- 712
- Households
- 93
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 870
- Literacy rate
- 63.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madhepura
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Alamnagar
- Member of Parliament
- Dinesh Chandra Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Narendra Narayan Yadav
- Block / Mandal
- Pandarak
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 803214
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Painra Chak
Other villages in Pandarak mandal
View all 60+ →- Pundarakh
- Dhobhawan
- Bihari Bigha
- Shekhpura
- Parsaman
- Raili
- Darwe Bhadaur
- Daudpur Jiuri
- Kundi
- Dhiwar
- Chak Jalal
- Daulatpur
- Khajurar
- Sarhan
- Shahzadpur Bathoi
- Majhla Bigha
- Sirsikalan
- Sahnaura
- Bakawan
- Jadopur
- Kazi Chak
- Bhagwatipur Karmor
- Lalpura
- Baruane
- Goasa
- Madatpur
- Hafizpur Karmor
- Pokharpar
- Manikpur
- Lachhmipur
- Sadikpur
- Mamarkhabad
- Imadpur
- Rais
- Pachmahla
- Badopur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)