# Chandwa Village, Korha, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Korha, Katihar 

# Chandwa

Chandwa is a village in Korha sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,683 people in 654 households**, the 29th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.2%.

- 3,683people (2011)
- 654households
- 42.3%literacy
- 890females per 1,000 males

## Chandwa PIN code and other codes

Chandwa falls in Korha sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChandwa
- Community development blockKorha
- Census village code224390

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

## How far is Chandwa from nearby towns?

- Korha (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)14 km by road
- Korha (nearest town)14 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 Chandwa?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Chandwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Chandwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 574 hectares of village land is sown, and 143 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 Chandwa

Of every 100 households in Chandwa in 2011, 31 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandwa · ■ Korha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**47%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****46%**

**32%

Television ****8%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**34%

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 Chandwa?

■ Chandwa · ■ Korha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.3%**

**50.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877**

**979

Working population ****39.5%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.9% for men and 33.7% for women. 49% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 278 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 399 (27%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 48 (3%) · **■** Marginal 709 (49%)

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 Korha

- Sadalpur Kalan4,128 people
- Mirzapur4,064 people
- Charkhi4,007 people
- Bhatwara3,761 people
- Chanpi3,513 people
- Mahinathpur3,479 people
- Chanpi3,421 people
- Ramna Razi Ganj3,383 people

[All 84 villages in Korha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/korha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chandwa from Katihar?14 km by road
- What is the population of Chandwa?3,683 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandwa in?Katihar district (Korha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chandwa?42.3% (Census 2011)