# Chandar Bhanpur Village, Shahkund, Bhagalpur (Bihar)

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Village · Shahkund, Bhagalpur 

# Chandar Bhanpur

Chandar Bhanpur is a village in Shahkund sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,091 people in 227 households**, the 62nd largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 1,091people (2011)
- 227households
- 60.0%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Chandar Bhanpur PIN code and other codes

Chandar Bhanpur falls in Shahkund sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKasba Kherhi
- Community development blockShahkund
- Census village code239742

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

## How far is Chandar Bhanpur from nearby towns?

- Shahkund (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)13 km by road
- Sultanganj (nearest town)7 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 Chandar Bhanpur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chandar Bhanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sultanganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sultanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Chandar Bhanpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 56 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Chandar Bhanpur

Of every 100 households in Chandar Bhanpur in 2011, 18 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandar Bhanpur · ■ Shahkund rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**36%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**92%

Use banking services ****0%**

**50%

Television ****3%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Chandar Bhanpur?

■ Chandar Bhanpur · ■ Shahkund rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%**

**62.7%

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

**880

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**927

Working population ****44.4%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.3% for men and 51.9% for women. 50% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 379 (78%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 85 (18%)

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 Shahkund

- Harnathpur1,160 people
- Sultanpur1,135 people
- Dewakharkita1,123 people
- Laugain1,116 people
- Banawan1,033 people
- Gaura1,009 people
- Daradhi994 people
- Shewrampur989 people

[All 170 villages in Shahkund](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/shahkund/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chandar Bhanpur from Bhagalpur?13 km by road
- What is the population of Chandar Bhanpur?1,091 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandar Bhanpur in?Bhagalpur district (Shahkund sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chandar Bhanpur?60.0% (Census 2011)