# Chanda Village, Arrah, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Arrah, Bhojpur 

# Chanda

Chanda is a village in Arrah sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,154 people in 278 households**, the 36th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 2,154people (2011)
- 278households
- 64.8%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Chanda PIN code and other codes

Chanda falls in Arrah sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDhamar
- Community development blockArrah
- Census village code246808

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

## How far is Chanda from nearby towns?

- Arrah (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)12 km by road
- Arrah (nearest town)12 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 Chanda?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Chanda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 53% of the 346 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Chanda

Of every 100 households in Chanda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chanda · ■ Arrah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**91%

Use banking services ****79%**

**61%

Television ****9%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**21%

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 Chanda?

■ Chanda · ■ Arrah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1185**

**900

Working population ****29.1%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 49.5% for women. 46% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 216 (35%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 33 (5%) · **■** Marginal 354 (57%)

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 Arrah

- Balua2,457 people
- Pipra2,392 people
- Dariapur2,268 people
- Ratanpur2,238 people
- Paut2,122 people
- Sukulpur2,120 people
- Behra2,087 people
- Karra2,058 people

[All 115 villages in Arrah](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/arrah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chanda from Arrah?12 km by road
- What is the population of Chanda?2,154 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chanda in?Bhojpur district (Arrah sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chanda?64.8% (Census 2011)