Village · Shahkund, Bhagalpur # Chandpur Chandpur is a village in Shahkund sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,671 people in 322 households, the 39th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%. - 1,671 people (2011) - 322 households - 74.4% literacy - 899 females per 1,000 males ## Chandpur PIN code and other codes Chandpur falls in Shahkund sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Hajipur - Community development block Shahkund - Census village code 239894 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chandpur from nearby towns? - Shahkund (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ) 14 km by road - Bhagalpur (nearest town) 14 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chandpur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Chandpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Shahkund - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 5 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 53% of the 70 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, 4 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chandpur · ■ Shahkund rural average - Electricity for lighting 4% 19% - Toilet within the home 13% 23% - No toilet (open defecation) 86% 76% - Tap water 13% 6% - Drinking water within premises 30% 36% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 92% - Use banking services 49% 50% - Television 6% 12% - Mobile phone 47% 52% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 6% 6% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 38% 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+) 74.4% 62.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 899 880 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 875 927 - Working population 27.6% 36.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 66.9% for women. 47% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 57 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 111 (24%) · ■ Household industry 9 (2%) · ■ Other work 26 (6%) · ■ Marginal 259 (56%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shahkund - Rajanpur 1,776 people - Koranda 1,772 people - Rampurdih 1,712 people - Saidpur 1,696 people - Manik Pur Buzurg 1,661 people - Shekhpur 1,654 people - Pachrukhi 1,653 people - Tetaria 1,605 people All 170 villages in Shahkund ## Quick answers - How far is Chandpur from Bhagalpur? 14 km by road - What is the population of Chandpur? 1,671 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chandpur in? Bhagalpur district (Shahkund sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chandpur? 74.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/shahkund/chandpur-239894/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.