# Chandpur Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Chandpur

Chandpur is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,907 people in 371 households**, the 42nd largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 1,907people (2011)
- 371households
- 69.5%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Chandpur PIN code and other codes

Chandpur falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLaugain
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code240938

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

## How far is Chandpur from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)30 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)30 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 Chandpur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chandpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Patwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhoraiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 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 Chandpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 214 hectares of village land is sown, and 191 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 Chandpur

Of every 100 households in Chandpur in 2011, 6 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandpur · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**27%

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

**1%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****29%**

**32%

Television ****9%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**34%

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 Chandpur?

■ Chandpur · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

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

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021**

**943

Working population ****45.5%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 58.4% for women. 48% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 29 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 391 (45%) · **■** Other work 40 (5%) · **■** Marginal 407 (47%)

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 Dhuraiya

- Dudhsimar2,028 people
- Sasan1,997 people
- Gungdauri1,963 people
- Lahoria1,917 people
- Bajar1,883 people
- Ramandih1,838 people
- BaniaChak1,812 people
- Barsar1,787 people

[All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chandpur from Banka?30 km by road
- What is the population of Chandpur?1,907 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandpur in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chandpur?69.5% (Census 2011)