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Village snapshot
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 347345
- Pincode
- 822134
- Post office
- Manjhiaon
- Population
- 187
- Households
- 37
- Literacy rate
- 49.7%
- Sex ratio
- 968 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 89
Census 2011 · in context
How Chaukhandi compares
By population, Chaukhandi ranks #35 of 47 villages in Majhiaon mandal.
Literacy rate
%
49.7%
−1.8% vs mandal average
- Chaukhandi
- 49.7%
- Majhiaon mandal
- 51.5%
- Garhwa district
- 49.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
968
+51 vs mandal average
- Chaukhandi
- 968
- Majhiaon mandal
- 917
Household size
people per home
5.1
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Chaukhandi
- 5.1
- Majhiaon mandal
- 5.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chaukhandi at a glance
Chaukhandi is a village of 187 people in 37 households (Census 2011) in Majhiaon block, Garhwa district, Jharkhand, the 35th-largest of 47 villages in Majhiaon block. Literacy is 50%, 2 points below the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 968 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 822134, served by Manjhiaon post office; the LGD village code is 347345. The village votes in Chatra assembly constituency, represented by MLA Janardhan Paswan. The population is estimated at 220 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sonpurwa →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaukhandi · this village | 187 | 50% | — |
| Sonpurwa · Majhiaon | 2,726 | 51% | — |
| Majhiganwan · Bardiha | 1,066 | 34% | — |
| Chandarpura · Majhiaon | 927 | 49% | — |
| Achhodih · Majhiaon | 790 | 44% | — |
| Gogea · Majhiaon | 145 | 70% | — |
| Bhataulia · Majhiaon | 142 | 39% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chaukhandi
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 0
- 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
- 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
- MAJHIAON
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MORWE
- Total area (ha)
- 19.93
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 14.78
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chaukhandi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chaukhandi
- LGD code
- 347345
- Pincode
- 822134
- Post office
- Manjhiaon
- Population (Census 2011)
- 187
- Population (projected 2026)
- 220
- Households
- 37
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 968
- Literacy rate
- 49.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Chatra
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chatra
- Member of Parliament
- Kalicharan Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Janardhan Paswan
- Block / Mandal
- Majhiaon
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 822134
Same name, different place
Other villages named Chaukhandi
Looking for a different Chaukhandi? The largest eight this name across India. All villages named Chaukhandi →
- ChaukhandiJawa · Rewa, Madhya Pradesh3,940 pop
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- ChaukhandiNawabganj · Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh1,252 pop
- ChaukhandiKatangi · Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh1,234 pop
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Chaukhandi
Other villages in Majhiaon mandal
View all 46+ →- Kharsota
- Morbe
- Rampur
- Purhe
- Karamdih
- Tarhe
- Sonpurwa
- Bodra
- Jaharsarai
- Dawan Kara
- Karui
- Chandna
- Talasbaria
- Budhikhar
- Adhaura
- Karkatta
- Majhiganwan Alias Dube Bhataulia
- Sakarkoni
- Ranitali
- Ghurua Khurd
- Chandarpura
- Kamat
- Achhodih
- Dalko
- Semrahat
- Koinbar
- Gopalpur
- Bhagodih Jalima
- Baligarh
- Bhaluhi
- Hari Ganwan
- Misarbigha
- Prithvipur
- Jangipur
- Gogea
- Bhataulia
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)