# Singhia Chakandara Village, Kochadhamin, Kishanganj (Bihar)

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Village · Kochadhamin, Kishanganj 

# Singhia Chakandara

Singhia Chakandara is a village in Kochadhamin sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,444 people in 432 households**, the 43rd largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 2,444people (2011)
- 432households
- 57.3%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Singhia Chakandara PIN code and other codes

Singhia Chakandara falls in Kochadhamin sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBagalbari
- Community development blockKochadhamin
- Census village code222800

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

## How far is Singhia Chakandara from nearby towns?

- Kochadhamin (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)12 km by road
- Kishanganj (nearest town)12 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 Singhia Chakandara?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Singhia Chakandara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kochadhamin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Singhia Chakandara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 200 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Singhia Chakandara

Of every 100 households in Singhia Chakandara in 2011, 4 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Singhia Chakandara · ■ Kochadhamin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**31%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****19%**

**21%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**30%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Singhia Chakandara?

■ Singhia Chakandara · ■ Kochadhamin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.3%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**962

Working population ****22.7%**

**29.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.5% for men and 53.8% for women. 41% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 109 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 240 (43%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 58 (10%) · **■** Marginal 148 (27%)

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 Kochadhamin

- Gauramani2,540 people
- Sehangaon2,536 people
- Kathalbari2,520 people
- Singhari2,473 people
- Shahnagar2,406 people
- Sarai2,402 people
- Dhanpura2,397 people
- Mahiarpur2,340 people

[All 150 villages in Kochadhamin](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/kochadhamin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Singhia Chakandara from Kishanganj?12 km by road
- What is the population of Singhia Chakandara?2,444 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Singhia Chakandara in?Kishanganj district (Kochadhamin sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Singhia Chakandara?57.3% (Census 2011)