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Pupunki

Chas mandal
Pincode 827013
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
priya devi
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LGD code
362599
Pincode
827013
Post office
Chas (Bokaro)
Population
5,928
Households
1,079
Literacy rate
59.6%
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,763
Distance to district centre
21 km
Distance to mandal centre
38 km
Distance to Ranchi
100 km
Distance to Kolkata
254 km
Nearest railway station
Chas Road · 2 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Priyadarshi S Clinic · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Pupunki compares

By population, Pupunki ranks #5 of 126 villages in Chas mandal.

Literacy rate
%
59.6%
+4.2% vs mandal average
Pupunki
59.6%
Chas mandal
55.4%
Bokaro district
61.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
909
−22 vs mandal average
Pupunki
909
Chas mandal
931
Household size
people per home
5.5
+0.4 vs mandal average
Pupunki
5.5
Chas mandal
5.1

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

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Pupunki at a glance

Pupunki is a village of 5,928 people in 1,079 households (Census 2011) in Chas block, Bokaro district, Jharkhand, the 5th-largest of 126 villages in Chas block. Literacy is 60%, 4 points above the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 909 women per 1,000 men. It lies 21 km from the Bokaro district centre, 36 km from Kharki, the nearest town, 2 km from Chas Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 827013, served by Chas (Bokaro) post office; the LGD village code is 362599. The nearest hospital or health centre is Priyadarshi S Clinic, 7 km away. The sarpanch is priya devi, and the village votes in Sindri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandradeo Mahato Alias Bablu Mahato. The population is estimated at 6,989 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Pupunki

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Pupunki · this village5,92860%
Lohpiti · Baghmara-Cum-Katras3,08367%3.4 km N
Lohpiti · Giridih96558%3.4 km N
Kumri · Jamboni22676%4 km E
Tarri · Gumla1,87574%4 km E
Kumri · Katwa - II60765%4 km E
Kumri · Chas4,88558%4 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pupunki

Treated tap water
Yes
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)
5
Primary school
2
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
Yes
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
CHAS
Distance to nearest town (km)
10
Distance to district HQ (km)
15
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
10
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
PUPUNKI
Total area (ha)
868.49
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
32.37

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

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Key facts — Pupunki

LGD code
362599
Pincode
827013
Post office
Chas (Bokaro)
Population (Census 2011)
5,928
Population (projected 2026)
6,989
Households
1,079
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
909
Literacy rate
59.6%
Coordinates
23.70694°N, 86.20420°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Dhanbad
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sindri
Member of Parliament
Dulu Mahato
Member of Legislative Assembly
Chandradeo Mahato Alias Bablu Mahato
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
priya devi
Block / Mandal
Chas
Nearest railway station
Chas Road (2.2 km)
Getting there

How to reach Pupunki

Mandal centre
Chas · ≈ 38 km
≈ 1 h 18 min by car · 1 h 33 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Bokaro · ≈ 21 km
≈ 44 min by car · 52 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 14,000 people
Kharki · ≈ 36 km
≈ 1 h 13 min by car · 1 h 27 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi100 kmcapital
  • Kolkata254 km
  • Delhi1050 km
  • Hyderabad1067 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationChas Road2 km
  • Hospital / PHCPriyadarshi S Clinic7 km
  • ATM / bankIndian Bank6 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil<1 km
  • CollegeSSLNT College26 km
  • Police stationBarora Police Station12 km
Nearest to the village
Railway station
Chas Road2.2 km
Petrol pump
Indian Oilunder 1 km
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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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