# Chandi Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Chandi

Chandi is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,824 people in 1,027 households**, the 8th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 4,824people (2011)
- 1,027households
- 35.4%literacy
- 840females per 1,000 males

## Chandi PIN code and other codes

Chandi falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChandi
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code225008

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?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)42 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)42 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sultanpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sultanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Doasi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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**. About 33% of the 491 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandi · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**41%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****13%**

**15%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**40%

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 Chandi?

■ Chandi · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.4%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****840**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**960

Working population ****36.0%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.1% for men and 25.2% for women. 52% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 214 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 650 (37%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 101 (6%) · **■** Marginal 769 (44%)

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 Barsoi

- Bighaurhat6,531 people
- Maheshpur5,469 people
- Shikarpur5,120 people
- Dharampur4,896 people
- Bans Kota4,754 people
- Lagua4,683 people
- Chandpara4,633 people
- Bansgaon4,548 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chandi from Katihar?42 km by road
- What is the population of Chandi?4,824 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandi in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chandi?35.4% (Census 2011)