# Chandi Village, Garhani, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Garhani, Bhojpur 

# Chandi

Chandi is a village in Garhani sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,539 people in 252 households**, the 26th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 1,539people (2011)
- 252households
- 42.9%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Chandi PIN code and other codes

Chandi falls in Garhani sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHarpur
- Community development blockGarhani
- Census village code247501

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

## How far is Chandi from nearby towns?

- Garhani (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)28 km by road
- Arrah (nearest town)28 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 Chandi?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Chandi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 3 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 Chandi known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 93% of the 152 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 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 Chandi

Of every 100 households in Chandi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chandi · ■ Garhani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**75%

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

**3%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****30%**

**57%

Television ****8%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****66%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Chandi?

■ Chandi · ■ Garhani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.9%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**923

Working population ****30.3%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.7% for men and 31.7% for women. 48% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 70 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 265 (57%) · **■** Other work 74 (16%) · **■** Marginal 57 (12%)

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 Garhani

- Chaiyan Chak1,646 people
- Bhinrari1,584 people
- Karnaul1,553 people
- Shivpur1,551 people
- Dularpur1,463 people
- Sikaria1,413 people
- Deodhi1,403 people
- Suari1,352 people

[All 54 villages in Garhani](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/garhani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chandi from Arrah?28 km by road
- What is the population of Chandi?1,539 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandi in?Bhojpur district (Garhani sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chandi?42.9% (Census 2011)