# Chakand Village, Gaya Town C.D.Block, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gaya-town-c-d-block/chakand/ Village · Gaya Town C.D.Block, Gaya # Chakand Chakand is a village in Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **804404**. The 2011 Census counted **8,804 people in 1,340 households**, the 1st largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%. - 8,804people (2011) - 1,340households - 68.3%literacy - 804404PIN code ## Chakand PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chakand is 804404.** Chakand falls in Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - PIN code804404 - Gram panchayatChakand - Community development blockGaya Town C.D.Block - Census village code255367 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chakand from nearby towns? - Gaya Town C.D.Block (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Gaya (district HQ)15 km by road - Gaya (nearest town)15 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 Chakand? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Chakand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chakand - ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Chakand known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 44% of the 265 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Chakand Of every 100 households in Chakand in 2011, 30 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chakand · ■ Gaya Town C.D.Block rural average Electricity for lighting ****30%** **21% Toilet within the home ****46%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **73% Tap water ****10%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%** **87% Use banking services ****58%** **50% Television ****28%** **22% Mobile phone ****57%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****32%** **30% Own their home ****93%** **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 Chakand? ■ Chakand · ■ Gaya Town C.D.Block rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%** **61.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989** **974 Working population ****35.1%** **35.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.9% for men and 60.0% for women. 48% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 203 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 542 (18%) · **■** Household industry 424 (14%) · **■** Other work 1,229 (40%) · **■** Marginal 695 (22%) 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 Gaya Town C.D.Block - Bara7,242 people - Kujapi6,680 people - Rasalpur5,688 people - Bitho5,232 people [All 87 villages in Gaya Town C.D.Block](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gaya-town-c-d-block/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chakand?804404 - How far is Chakand from Gaya?15 km by road - What is the population of Chakand?8,804 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chakand in?Gaya district (Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chakand?68.3% (Census 2011)