# Chantar Village, Obra, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Obra, Aurangabad 

# Chantar

Chantar is a village in Obra sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar, PIN code **824124**. The 2011 Census counted **2,931 people in 431 households**, the 15th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.0%.

- 2,931people (2011)
- 431households
- 65.6%literacy
- 824124PIN code

## Chantar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chantar is 824124.** Chantar falls in Obra sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- PIN code824124
- Gram panchayatMalwan
- Community development blockObra
- Census village code253350

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

## How far is Chantar from nearby towns?

- Obra (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)33 km by road
- Aurangabad (nearest town)33 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 Chantar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chantar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Obra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 4 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 Chantar known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 88% of the 433 hectares of village land is sown, and 381 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chantar

Of every 100 households in Chantar in 2011, 3 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chantar · ■ Obra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**77%

Tap water ****28%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****60%**

**48%

Television ****12%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Chantar?

■ Chantar · ■ Obra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**72.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011**

**935

Working population ****38.6%**

**33.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 53.3% for women. 49% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 234 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 497 (44%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 72 (6%) · **■** Marginal 322 (28%)

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 Obra

- Sarsauli3,895 people
- Bel3,681 people
- Babhandiha3,392 people
- Sihunri3,088 people
- Malwan2,878 people
- Atrauli2,817 people
- Kharanti2,789 people
- Mahthu2,745 people

[All 151 villages in Obra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/obra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chantar?824124
- How far is Chantar from Aurangabad?33 km by road
- What is the population of Chantar?2,931 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chantar in?Aurangabad district (Obra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chantar?65.6% (Census 2011)