# Chandpur Village, Banke Bazar, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Banke Bazar, Gaya 

# Chandpur

Chandpur is a village in Banke Bazar sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,601 people in 283 households**, the 24th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 1,601people (2011)
- 283households
- 60.9%literacy
- 875females per 1,000 males

## Chandpur PIN code and other codes

Chandpur falls in Banke Bazar sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBihargain
- Community development blockBanke Bazar
- Census village code255936

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?

- Banke Bazar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)52 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)7 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?

10 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Chandpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 52% of the 381 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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, 17 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chandpur · ■ Banke Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**45%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****9%**

**40%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**37%

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 Chandpur?

■ Chandpur · ■ Banke Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****779**

**985

Working population ****32.3%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 46.5% for women. 45% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 157 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 201 (39%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (7%) · **■** Marginal 120 (23%)

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 Banke Bazar

- Shakarpur1,830 people
- Jondhi1,771 people
- Nawadih1,705 people
- Majuri Khurd1,700 people
- Itawan1,599 people
- Bela1,589 people
- Manka1,564 people
- Dighasin1,543 people

[All 99 villages in Banke Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/banke-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chandpur from Gaya?52 km by road
- What is the population of Chandpur?1,601 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandpur in?Gaya district (Banke Bazar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chandpur?60.9% (Census 2011)