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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MANORANJAN KUMAR
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- LGD code
- 355863
- Pincode
- 814133
- Post office
- Godda
- Population
- 681
- Households
- 143
- Literacy rate
- 48.2%
- Sex ratio
- 871 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 394
Census 2011 · in context
How Khani Chak compares
By population, Khani Chak ranks #48 of 192 villages in Thakurgangti mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.2%
+2.4% vs mandal average
- Khani Chak
- 48.2%
- Thakurgangti mandal
- 45.8%
- Godda district
- 46.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
871
−50 vs mandal average
- Khani Chak
- 871
- Thakurgangti mandal
- 921
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Khani Chak
- 4.8
- Thakurgangti mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Khani Chak at a glance
Khani Chak is a village of 681 people in 143 households (Census 2011) in Thakurgangti block, Godda district, Jharkhand, the 48th-largest of 192 villages in Thakurgangti block. Literacy is 48%, 2 points above the block average of 46% and the sex ratio is 871 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 814133, served by Godda post office; the LGD village code is 355863. The sarpanch is MANORANJAN KUMAR, and the village votes in Barhait assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hemant Soren. The population is estimated at 803 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khani Chak · this village | 681 | 48% | — |
| Khar Kudia · Thakurgangti | 1,359 | 56% | — |
| Silong · Thakurgangti | 557 | 36% | — |
| Panchu Kita · Thakurgangti | 448 | 56% | — |
| Taj Kita · Thakurgangti | 397 | 61% | — |
| Kali Kita · Thakurgangti | 325 | 52% | — |
| Jadu Kita · Thakurgangti | 305 | 29% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Khani Chak
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- SAHIBGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 38
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 75
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KHARKHODIA
- Total area (ha)
- 53.5
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 11.5
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Khani 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 — Khani Chak
- LGD code
- 355863
- Pincode
- 814133
- Post office
- Godda
- Population (Census 2011)
- 681
- Population (projected 2026)
- 803
- Households
- 143
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 871
- Literacy rate
- 48.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Rajmahal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Barhait
- Member of Parliament
- Vijay Hansda
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Hemant Soren
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MANORANJAN KUMAR
- 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 Khani Chak
Other villages in Thakurgangti mandal
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- 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)