# Chandpur Village, Sonhaula, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur 

# Chandpur

Chandpur is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **712 people in 135 households**, the 86th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 712people (2011)
- 135households
- 71.0%literacy
- 869females per 1,000 males

## Chandpur PIN code and other codes

Chandpur falls in Sonhaula sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAmdanda
- Community development blockSonhaula
- Census village code240233

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?

- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)17 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?

6 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Colgong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Colgong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 7% of the 48 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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, 29 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandpur · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**24%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**85%

Use banking services ****53%**

**44%

Television ****1%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Chandpur?

■ Chandpur · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**944

Working population ****26.7%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 58.8% for women. 43% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (22%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 30 (16%) · **■** Marginal 103 (54%)

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 Sonhaula

- Gangarampur785 people
- Ankita777 people
- Gathaur774 people
- Lachhmipur766 people
- Bhakhri706 people
- Tilakpur705 people
- Rasulpur689 people
- Baijnathpur686 people

[All 177 villages in Sonhaula](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sonhaula/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chandpur from Bhagalpur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Chandpur?712 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandpur in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chandpur?71.0% (Census 2011)