Chhuchi observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Jharkhand.
Chhuchi is a village in Barhait mandal, Sahebganj district, Jharkhand, with a population of 3,208 across 644 households. Located at 24.851°N, 87.528°E, it has a literacy rate of 24.8% and postal code 816129.
By population, Chhuchi ranks #3 of 273 villages in Barhait mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chhuchi is a village of 3,208 people in 644 households (Census 2011) in Barhait block, Sahebganj district, Jharkhand, the 3rd-largest of 273 villages in Barhait block. Literacy is 25%, 8 points below the block average of 33% and the sex ratio is 1,001 women per 1,000 men. It lies 20 km from the Sahebganj district centre, 20 km from Majhua, the nearest town, 25 km from Barharwa Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 816129, served by Taljhari post office; the LGD village code is 358679. The nearest hospital or health centre is Primary Health Centre, 6 km away. The sarpanch is KIRAN SOREN, and the village votes in Barhait assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hemant Soren. The population is estimated at 3,782 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chhuchhi →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chhuchi · this village | 3,208 | 25% | — |
| Chandardhipa · Barhait | 499 | 25% | 1.8 km NW |
| Kusma Bazar · Barhait | 448 | 59% | 2.2 km E |
| Litipara · Litipara | 2,294 | 54% | 2.4 km SW |
| Litipara · Amrapara | 317 | 19% | 2.4 km SW |
| Litipara · Barhait | 321 | 27% | 2.4 km SW |
| Kusma · Barhait | 3,913 | 50% | 3 km SE |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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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