# Chela Village, Sandesh, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sandesh, Bhojpur 

# Chela

Chela is a village in Sandesh sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,139 people in 377 households**, the 24th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 2,139people (2011)
- 377households
- 58.5%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Chela PIN code and other codes

Chela falls in Sandesh sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKori
- Community development blockSandesh
- Census village code246987

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

## How far is Chela from nearby towns?

- Sandesh (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)30 km by road
- Arrah (nearest town)30 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 Chela?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sandesh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps

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 Chela known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 178 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 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 Chela

Of every 100 households in Chela in 2011, 2 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chela · ■ Sandesh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**77%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****82%**

**70%

Television ****12%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chela?

■ Chela · ■ Sandesh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**914

Working population ****34.3%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 43.1% for women. 45% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 186 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (15%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 66 (9%) · **■** Marginal 365 (50%)

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 Sandesh

- Bhatauli2,482 people
- Kusra2,462 people
- Kholpur2,429 people
- Dehri2,183 people
- Dharampur1,942 people
- Deoar1,809 people
- Dalelganj1,802 people
- Bartiar1,788 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Chela from Arrah?30 km by road
- What is the population of Chela?2,139 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chela in?Bhojpur district (Sandesh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chela?58.5% (Census 2011)