Village · Shahkund, Bhagalpur # Chandpur Chandpur is a village in Shahkund sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 3,892 people in 652 households, the 11th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%. - 3,892 people (2011) - 652 households - 58.1% literacy - 890 females per 1,000 males ## Chandpur PIN code and other codes Chandpur falls in Shahkund sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Bhulni - Community development block Shahkund - Census village code 239885 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chandpur from nearby towns? - Shahkund (sub-district HQ) 19 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ) 19 km by road - Bhagalpur (nearest town) 19 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## 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 school In village · 3 govt - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Nathnagar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chandpur known for? The main crops are paddy. About 70% of the 106 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chandpur Of every 100 households in Chandpur in 2011, 12 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chandpur · ■ Shahkund rural average - Electricity for lighting 12% 19% - Toilet within the home 30% 23% - No toilet (open defecation) 63% 76% - Tap water 14% 6% - Drinking water within premises 51% 36% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 92% - Use banking services 27% 50% - Television 5% 12% - Mobile phone 84% 52% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 7% 6% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 9% 29% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chandpur? ■ Chandpur · ■ Shahkund rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 58.1% 62.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 890 880 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1072 927 - Working population 45.3% 36.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.5% for men and 50.6% for women. 52% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 33 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 266 (15%) · ■ Household industry 378 (21%) · ■ Other work 146 (8%) · ■ Marginal 940 (53%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shahkund - Sarauni 4,676 people - Dariapur 4,566 people - Bethu 4,493 people - Ratanpur 4,471 people - Baurgaon 3,790 people - Dindealpur 3,758 people - Ghorpithia 3,694 people - Makanpur 3,501 people All 170 villages in Shahkund ## Other places named Chandpur - Chandpur · Sub-district, Bijnor · 706,153 people - Chandpur · Town, Bijnor · 83,441 people - Chandpur · Village, Sameli, Katihar · 18,636 people - Chandpur · Village, Nawda, Murshidabad · 11,880 people - Chandpur · Town, North Twenty Four Parganas · 10,930 people - Chandpur · Village, Deganga, North Twenty Four Parganas · 8,780 people ## Quick answers - How far is Chandpur from Bhagalpur? 19 km by road - What is the population of Chandpur? 3,892 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chandpur in? Bhagalpur district (Shahkund sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chandpur? 58.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/shahkund/chandpur-239885/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.