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Chandna

चांदना
Pakuria mandal
Pincode 816117
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
HARIDAS TUDU
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LGD code
360945
Pincode
816117
Post office
Pakuria
Population
971
Households
214
Literacy rate
35.5%
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000♂
Workers
521
Distance to district centre
52 km
Distance to mandal centre
49 km
Distance to Ranchi
199 km
Distance to Kolkata
251 km
Nearest railway station
Dhanpatdih · 4 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
CHC, Sarwan · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chandna compares

By population, Chandna ranks #36 of 156 villages in Pakuria mandal.

Literacy rate
%
35.5%
−8.7% vs mandal average
Chandna
35.5%
Pakuria mandal
44.2%
Pakur district
39.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
958
−46 vs mandal average
Chandna
958
Pakuria mandal
1,004
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.2 vs mandal average
Chandna
4.5
Pakuria mandal
4.7

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Chandna at a glance

Chandna is a village of 971 people in 214 households (Census 2011) in Pakuria block, Pakur district, Jharkhand, the 36th-largest of 156 villages in Pakuria block. Literacy is 36%, 9 points below the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 958 women per 1,000 men. It lies 52 km from the Pakur district centre, 54 km from Chakai, the nearest town, 4 km from Dhanpatdih railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 816117, served by Pakuria post office; the LGD village code is 360945. The nearest hospital or health centre is CHC, Sarwan, 12 km away. The sarpanch is HARIDAS TUDU. The population is estimated at 1,145 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Bichpahari

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Chandna · this village97136%
Chandna · Majhiaon1,57961%0 km N
Chandna · Boarijor40635%0 km N
Chandna · Masalia25866%0 km N
Chandna · Sundarpahari1,49159%0 km N
Chandna · Sona Rai Tharhi46257%0 km N
Chandna · Jarmundi28852%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chandna

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
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
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
PAKAUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
62
Distance to district HQ (km)
62
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
12
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
BICHPAHARI
Total area (ha)
309
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Chandna

LGD code
360945
Pincode
816117
Post office
Pakuria
Population (Census 2011)
971
Population (projected 2026)
1,145
Households
214
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
958
Literacy rate
35.5%
Coordinates
24.38545°N, 86.89969°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Dumka
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Skiaripara
Member of Parliament
Nalin Soren
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
HARIDAS TUDU
Block / Mandal
Pakuria
Nearest PHC
Primary Health Centre,Bara Narganj (50.9 km)
Getting there

How to reach Chandna

Mandal centre
Pakuria · ≈ 49 km
≈ 1 h 40 min by car · 1 h 59 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Pakur · ≈ 52 km
≈ 1 h 46 min by car · 2 h 6 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,525 people
Chakai · ≈ 54 km
≈ 1 h 52 min by car · 2 h 13 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi199 kmcapital
  • Kolkata251 km
  • Delhi1072 km
  • Hyderabad1170 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationDhanpatdih4 km
  • Hospital / PHCCHC, Sarwan12 km
  • ATM / banklic center24 km
  • Petrol pumpHP Petrol Pump24 km
  • CollegeBajla Mahila College24 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, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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