# Chandra Village, Boko, Kamrup (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Boko, Kamrup 

# Chandra

Chandra is a village in Boko sub-district of Kamrup district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,413 people in 305 households**, the 17th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 1,413people (2011)
- 305households
- 69.5%literacy
- 1,001females per 1,000 males

## Chandra PIN code and other codes

Chandra falls in Boko sub-district, Kamrup district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatBoko
- Community development blockBoko
- Census village code303107

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chandra from nearby towns?

- Boko (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Amingaon (district HQ)53 km by road
- Palasbari (nearest town)50 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Chandra?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Chandra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Boko
- ○Degree college10+ km · Guwahati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chandra known for?

About 78% of the 225 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chandra

Of every 100 households in Chandra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandra · ■ Boko rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**45%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****21%**

**39%

Television ****9%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chandra?

■ Chandra · ■ Boko rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872**

**946

Working population ****58.7%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 60.9% for women. 63% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 157 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (8%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 56 (7%) · **■** Marginal 545 (66%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Boko

- Gohal Kona1,569 people
- Gameri Mura1,514 people
- Raipara1,501 people
- No.1 Samuka1,439 people
- Tepchya1,386 people
- Belpara1,373 people
- Jarpara1,347 people
- Kaliabari1,347 people

[All 140 villages in Boko](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup/boko/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chandra from Amingaon?53 km by road
- What is the population of Chandra?1,413 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandra in?Kamrup district (Boko sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Chandra?69.5% (Census 2011)
