Village · Benipatti, Madhubani
# Chandpura

Chandpura is a village in Benipatti sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar, PIN code 847223. The 2011 Census counted 397 people in 92 households, the 90th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.
- 397 people (2011)
- 92 households
- 35.5% literacy
- 847223 PIN code

## Chandpura PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chandpura is 847223. Chandpura falls in Benipatti sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.
- PIN code 847223
- Gram panchayat Chandpura
- Community development block Benipatti
- Census village code 220272

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chandpura from nearby towns?
- Benipatti (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Madhubani (nearest town) 42 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chandpura?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chandpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bennipatti
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Madhubani
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Madhubani
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chandpura known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 63% of the 26 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Chandpura

Of every 100 households in Chandpura in 2011, 2 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandpura · ■ Benipatti rural average
- Electricity for lighting 2% 13%
- Toilet within the home 2% 21%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 77%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 17% 37%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 92%
- Use banking services 38% 41%
- Television 0% 9%
- Mobile phone 54% 54%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 29% 24%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chandpura?

■ Chandpura · ■ Benipatti rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 35.5% 59.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 890 915
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 891 932
- Working population 29.7% 32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.6% for men and 18.5% for women. 48% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 2 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 97 (82%) · ■ Household industry 5 (4%) · ■ Other work 5 (4%) · ■ Marginal 9 (8%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Benipatti
- Chholkara 801 people
- Arazi Uchaith 726 people
- Chandpura 674 people
- Hibba 480 people
- Arazi Anrer 375 people
- Mirzapur 345 people
- Bandolwa 206 people
- Arazi Basaitha 138 people

All 103 villages in Benipatti

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chandpura? 847223
- How far is Chandpura from Madhubani? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Chandpura? 397 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandpura in? Madhubani district (Benipatti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chandpura? 35.5% (Census 2011)

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