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By population, Chak Alahdad ranks #41 of 61 villages in Sarairanjan mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chak Alahdad is a village of 1,562 people in 304 households (Census 2011) in Sarairanjan block, Samastipur district, Bihar, the 41st-largest of 61 villages in Sarairanjan block. Literacy is 60%, 9 points above the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 877 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 848114, served by Dalsinghsarai post office; the LGD village code is 236946. The sarpanch is MEENA DEVI, and the village votes in Raghopur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Tejashwi Yadav. The population is estimated at 1,842 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Khajuri →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chak Alahdad · this village | 1,562 | 60% | — |
| Narghoghi · Sarairanjan | 4,222 | 52% | — |
| Khajuri · Sarairanjan | 1,717 | 60% | — |
| Shahzadpur · Sarairanjan | 800 | 47% | — |
| Khajuri · Sarairanjan | 27 | 74% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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