Chandna is a village in Masalia mandal, Dumka district, Jharkhand, with a population of 258 across 57 households. The village has a literacy rate of 65.9% and is located at coordinates 24.385°N, 86.900°E.
By population, Chandna ranks #188 of 317 villages in Masalia mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chandna is a village of 258 people in 57 households (Census 2011) in Masalia block, Dumka district, Jharkhand, the 188th-largest of 317 villages in Masalia block. Literacy is 66%, 14 points above the block average, and the sex ratio is 856 women per 1,000 men. It lies 16 km from the Dumka district centre, 54 km from Chakai, the nearest town, 4 km from Dhanpatdih railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 814119, served by Kurwa post office; the LGD village code is 372174. The nearest hospital or health centre is CHC, Sarwan, 12 km away. The sarpanch is KHUSBHU MARANDI, and the village votes in Dumka assembly constituency, represented by Basant Soren. The population is estimated at 304 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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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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