# Utra Village, Chandi, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chandi, Nalanda 

# Utra

Utra is a village in Chandi sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,016 people in 495 households**, the 15th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 3,016people (2011)
- 495households
- 50.0%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Utra PIN code and other codes

Utra falls in Chandi sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSalehpur
- Community development blockChandi
- Census village code244343

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

## How far is Utra from nearby towns?

- Chandi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)30 km by road
- Hilsa (nearest town)30 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 Utra?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Utra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Chandi
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Chandi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Harnaut
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 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 Utra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 206 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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 Utra

Of every 100 households in Utra in 2011, 1 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Utra · ■ Chandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**74%

Tap water ****21%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**92%

Use banking services ****23%**

**50%

Television ****11%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****56%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Utra?

■ Utra · ■ Chandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.0%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**940

Working population ****32.8%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.5% for men and 35.7% for women. 43% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 107 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 601 (61%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 46 (5%) · **■** Marginal 228 (23%)

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 Chandi

- Tulshi4,000 people
- Korut3,749 people
- Dealpur3,726 people
- Narsanda3,383 people
- Birnawan2,976 people
- Gangaura2,967 people
- Mahkar2,469 people
- Salehpur2,469 people

[All 71 villages in Chandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/chandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Utra from Biharsharif?30 km by road
- What is the population of Utra?3,016 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Utra in?Nalanda district (Chandi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Utra?50.0% (Census 2011)