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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
GULSHAN KHATUN
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- LGD code
- 219250
- Pincode
- 843331
- Post office
- Sursand
- Population
- 2,014
- Households
- 332
- Literacy rate
- 41.3%
- Sex ratio
- 931 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 538
Census 2011 · in context
How Chakni compares
By population, Chakni ranks #40 of 53 villages in Sursand mandal.
Literacy rate
%
41.3%
−1.1% vs mandal average
- Chakni
- 41.3%
- Sursand mandal
- 42.4%
- Sitamarhi district
- 42.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
931
+22 vs mandal average
- Chakni
- 931
- Sursand mandal
- 909
Household size
people per home
6.1
+1.5 vs mandal average
- Chakni
- 6.1
- Sursand mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chakni at a glance
Chakni is a village of 2,014 people in 332 households (Census 2011) in Sursand block, Sitamarhi district, Bihar, the 40th-largest of 53 villages in Sursand block. Literacy is 41%, 1 points below the block average of 42% and the sex ratio is 931 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 843331, served by Sursand post office; the LGD village code is 219250. The sarpanch is GULSHAN KHATUN, and the village votes in Rosera assembly constituency, represented by MLA Birendra Kumar. The population is estimated at 2,375 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Diwari Matauna →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chakni · this village | 2,014 | 41% | — |
| Dewari Matauna · Sursand | 7,996 | 36% | — |
| Simiahi · Sursand | 3,053 | 41% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chakni
- 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
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SITAMARHI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 36
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 36
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Diwari Matauna
- Total area (ha)
- 123
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 48.6
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chakni
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chakni
- LGD code
- 219250
- Pincode
- 843331
- Post office
- Sursand
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,014
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,375
- Households
- 332
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 931
- Literacy rate
- 41.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Samastipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rosera
- Member of Parliament
- Shambhavi Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Birendra Kumar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- GULSHAN KHATUN
- Block / Mandal
- Sursand
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Other villages in Sursand mandal
View all 53+ →- Sursand Asli
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- Radhau
- Dewari Matauna
- Kumma
- Pathanpur
- Darha Bari
- Birrakh
- Malahi
- Bakhari
- Meghpur
- Banauli
- Koriahi Urf Kalyanpatti
- Baghari
- Harari Dularpur
- Shankarpur
- Kararbana
- Chandpatti
- Parsa Urf Parsad
- Makunahia
- Birpur
- Jawahirpur
- Simiahi
- Kaurna
- Maruki
- Amana
- Bara
- Piprarhi
- Reghaipur
- Bhilwahi
- Adalpur
- Majhaura
- Dhanarhi
- Belahia
- Sondehi
- Majhaulia
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)