# Chandpur Village, Sameli, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/sameli/chandpur/ Village · Sameli, Katihar # Chandpur Chandpur is a village in Sameli sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **854101**. The 2011 Census counted **18,636 people in 3,737 households**, the 1st largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%. - 18,636people (2011) - 3,737households - 54.1%literacy - 854101PIN code ## Chandpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chandpur is 854101.** Chandpur falls in Sameli sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar. - PIN code854101 - Gram panchayatChandpur West, Chandpur East - Community development blockSameli - Census village code225646 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? - Sameli (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Katihar (district HQ)46 km by road - Katihar (nearest town)46 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? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Chandpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chandpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 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 Chandpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 1,874 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,010 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, 14 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chandpur · ■ Sameli rural average Electricity for lighting ****14%** **14% Toilet within the home ****15%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****50%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **96% Use banking services ****38%** **33% Television ****12%** **11% Mobile phone ****37%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****36%** **34% Own their home ****99%** **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 · ■ Sameli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.1%** **54.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940** **968 Working population ****41.2%** **40.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.6% for men and 45.6% for women. 49% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,585 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 3,116 (41%) · **■** Household industry 171 (2%) · **■** Other work 450 (6%) · **■** Marginal 2,350 (31%) 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 Sameli - Muradpur *14,505 people - Dumar7,282 people - Khaira6,864 people - Maula Nagar Chakla6,422 people [All 36 villages in Sameli](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/sameli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chandpur?854101 - How far is Chandpur from Katihar?46 km by road - What is the population of Chandpur?18,636 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chandpur in?Katihar district (Sameli sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chandpur?54.1% (Census 2011)