# Chandhar Village, Kadwa, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kadwa, Katihar 

# Chandhar

Chandhar is a village in Kadwa sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,629 people in 709 households**, the 26th largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%.

- 3,629people (2011)
- 709households
- 37.6%literacy
- 887females per 1,000 males

## Chandhar PIN code and other codes

Chandhar falls in Kadwa sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChandhar
- Community development blockKadwa
- Census village code224667

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

## How far is Chandhar from nearby towns?

- Kadwa (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)30 km by road
- Katihar (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 Chandhar?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Chandhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sisia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Chandhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 183 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Chandhar

Of every 100 households in Chandhar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chandhar · ■ Kadwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

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

**16%

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

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**50%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****32%**

**24%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**35%

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 Chandhar?

■ Chandhar · ■ Kadwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.6%**

**50.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**969

Working population ****28.4%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.9% for men and 28.1% for women. 48% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 677 (66%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 47 (5%) · **■** Marginal 177 (17%)

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 Kadwa

- Dhaparsia3,751 people
- Kachora3,745 people
- Kursail3,713 people
- Bailaun3,708 people
- Jian3,610 people
- Parbhaili3,447 people
- Sihrour3,321 people
- Baghua2,992 people

[All 264 villages in Kadwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/kadwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chandhar from Katihar?30 km by road
- What is the population of Chandhar?3,629 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandhar in?Katihar district (Kadwa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chandhar?37.6% (Census 2011)