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

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Village · Shahpur, Bhojpur 

# Chanda

Chanda is a village in Shahpur sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,803 people in 258 households**, the 38th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 1,803people (2011)
- 258households
- 80.9%literacy
- 842females per 1,000 males

## Chanda PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatHariharpur
- Community development blockShahpur
- Census village code246648

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?

- Shahpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)30 km by road
- Shahpur (nearest town)8 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
- ●Post officeIn 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 · Kharaun
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 98% of the 151 hectares of village land is sown, and 138 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, 27 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chanda · ■ Shahpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**90%

Use banking services ****64%**

**63%

Television ****40%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**12%

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

**2%

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

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chanda?

■ Chanda · ■ Shahpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****842**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**909

Working population ****25.3%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 68.3% for women. 41% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 74 (16%) · **■** Marginal 358 (79%)

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 Shahpur

- Ramdihra1,903 people
- Chamarpur1,822 people
- Paharpur1,822 people
- Randa Dih1,808 people
- Madhopur1,755 people
- Dhauri1,724 people
- Bimari1,676 people
- Pakri1,645 people

[All 137 villages in Shahpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/shahpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chanda from Arrah?30 km by road
- What is the population of Chanda?1,803 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chanda in?Bhojpur district (Shahpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chanda?80.9% (Census 2011)