# Chakdhi Village, Asthawan, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Asthawan, Nalanda 

# Chakdhi

Chakdhi is a village in Asthawan sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,331 people in 380 households**, the 27th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 2,331people (2011)
- 380households
- 57.0%literacy
- 1,032females per 1,000 males

## Chakdhi PIN code and other codes

Chakdhi falls in Asthawan sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDumranwan
- Community development blockAsthawan
- Census village code244541

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

## How far is Chakdhi from nearby towns?

- Asthawan (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)32 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)32 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 Chakdhi?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Chakdhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Benar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Asthwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 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 Chakdhi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown, and 114 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 Chakdhi

Of every 100 households in Chakdhi in 2011, 1 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chakdhi · ■ Asthawan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**70%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****39%**

**46%

Television ****11%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****42%**

**35%

Own their home ****94%**

**97%

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 Chakdhi?

■ Chakdhi · ■ Asthawan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**946

Working population ****24.0%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.9% for men and 46.3% for women. 42% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 94 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (10%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 95 (17%) · **■** Marginal 300 (54%)

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 Asthawan

- Malanwan2,744 people
- Shakranwan2,715 people
- Khetalpura2,590 people
- Rajawan2,555 people
- Lakhnu Bigha2,324 people
- Benar2,070 people
- Chistipur1,945 people
- Sherpur1,925 people

[All 59 villages in Asthawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/asthawan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chakdhi from Biharsharif?32 km by road
- What is the population of Chakdhi?2,331 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakdhi in?Nalanda district (Asthawan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chakdhi?57.0% (Census 2011)