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By population, Chand Chak ranks #101 of 192 villages in Thakurgangti mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chand Chak is a village of 216 people in 50 households (Census 2011) in Thakurgangti block, Godda district, Jharkhand, the 101st-largest of 192 villages in Thakurgangti block. Literacy is 43%, 3 points below the block average of 46% and the sex ratio is 946 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 814133, served by Godda post office; the LGD village code is 355880. The sarpanch is SAMIUDDIN ANSARI, and the village votes in Barhait assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hemant Soren. The population is estimated at 255 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chand Chak · this village | 216 | 43% | — |
| Budhuachak · Thakurgangti | 1,618 | 44% | — |
| Khajri Chak · Thakurgangti | 1,221 | 50% | — |
| Belatikar · Thakurgangti | 722 | 24% | — |
| Pipra · Thakurgangti | 479 | 45% | — |
| Lainbrar Barakhar · Thakurgangti | 462 | 31% | — |
| Lensirsa · Thakurgangti | 433 | 30% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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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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