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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
FOTO DEVI
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- LGD code
- 355919
- Pincode
- 814133
- Post office
- Godda
- Population
- 279
- Households
- 50
- Literacy rate
- 20.8%
- Sex ratio
- 938 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 103
Census 2011 · in context
How Baraia Chak compares
By population, Baraia Chak ranks #90 of 192 villages in Thakurgangti mandal.
Literacy rate
%
20.8%
−25.0% vs mandal average
- Baraia Chak
- 20.8%
- Thakurgangti mandal
- 45.8%
- Godda district
- 46.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
938
+17 vs mandal average
- Baraia Chak
- 938
- Thakurgangti mandal
- 921
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Baraia Chak
- 5.6
- Thakurgangti mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Baraia Chak at a glance
Baraia Chak is a village of 279 people in 50 households (Census 2011) in Thakurgangti block, Godda district, Jharkhand, the 90th-largest of 192 villages in Thakurgangti block. Literacy is 21%, 25 points below the block average of 46% and the sex ratio is 938 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 814133, served by Godda post office; the LGD village code is 355919. The sarpanch is FOTO DEVI, and the village votes in Barhait assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hemant Soren. The population is estimated at 329 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baraia Chak · this village | 279 | 21% | — |
| Tetaria Mal · Thakurgangti | 1,789 | 33% | — |
| Jiban Khutahari · Thakurgangti | 913 | 49% | — |
| Karmail · Thakurgangti | 751 | 50% | — |
| Salim Khutahari · Thakurgangti | 622 | 27% | — |
| Gajhanda · Thakurgangti | 530 | 25% | — |
| Dharampur · Thakurgangti | 270 | 20% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Baraia Chak
- 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)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- 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
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- 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
- SAHIBGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 65
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- TETARIAMAL
- Total area (ha)
- 24.59
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Baraia 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 — Baraia Chak
- LGD code
- 355919
- Pincode
- 814133
- Post office
- Godda
- Population (Census 2011)
- 279
- Population (projected 2026)
- 329
- Households
- 50
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 938
- Literacy rate
- 20.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Rajmahal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Barhait
- Member of Parliament
- Vijay Hansda
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Hemant Soren
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- FOTO DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Thakurgangti
- Nearest railway station
- Panjwara Road (43.0 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 814133
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Baraia Chak
Other villages in Thakurgangti mandal
View all 60+ →- Marro Mal
- Runji
- Mardiha
- Baniadih
- Chapri
- Dighi
- Chanda And Chando
- Manikapur
- Mahuara
- Bhagaia
- Misirgangti
- Tetaria Mal
- Amarpur
- Hira Khutahari
- Budhuachak
- Kurma
- Indar Chak
- Itwa Milik
- Deban Chak
- Bihari
- Basta
- Khar Kudia
- Sanhuli
- Khajri Chak
- Pachradih
- Jhurkusia
- Nawadih
- Gopalpur Mohar Tola
- Khandhar
- Jiban Khutahari
- Bishunpur
- Dharni Chak
- Chaujora
- Phulbaria
- Lahadih
- Kurpatti
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)