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Jharkhand Minister inaugurates cafe, dedicating it to "symbol of hard work, skills, self-reliance of rural women"
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MANJU DEVI
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- LGD code
- 355822
- Pincode
- 814160
- Post office
- Meharma
- Population
- 679
- Households
- 118
- Literacy rate
- 38.1%
- Sex ratio
- 871 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 377
Census 2011 · in context
How Kamal Chak compares
By population, Kamal Chak ranks #76 of 212 villages in Meherma mandal.
Literacy rate
%
38.1%
−6.9% vs mandal average
- Kamal Chak
- 38.1%
- Meherma mandal
- 45.0%
- Godda district
- 46.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
871
−40 vs mandal average
- Kamal Chak
- 871
- Meherma mandal
- 911
Household size
people per home
5.8
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Kamal Chak
- 5.8
- Meherma mandal
- 5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kamal Chak at a glance
Kamal Chak is a village of 679 people in 118 households (Census 2011) in Meherma block, Godda district, Jharkhand, the 76th-largest of 212 villages in Meherma block. Literacy is 38%, 7 points below the block average of 45% and the sex ratio is 871 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 814160, served by Meharma post office; the LGD village code is 355822. The sarpanch is MANJU DEVI, and the village votes in Litipara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hemlal Murmu. The population is estimated at 801 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kamal Chak
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 2
- Power hours (winter)
- 2
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GODDA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 47
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 47
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 17
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DHODHA
- Total area (ha)
- 66
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1.8
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kamal Chak
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kamal Chak
- LGD code
- 355822
- Pincode
- 814160
- Post office
- Meharma
- Population (Census 2011)
- 679
- Population (projected 2026)
- 801
- Households
- 118
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 871
- Literacy rate
- 38.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Rajmahal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Litipara
- Member of Parliament
- Vijay Hansda
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Hemlal Murmu
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MANJU DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Meherma
- Nearest railway station
- Panjwara Road (56.4 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
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