# Chandharia Village, Islampur, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/chandharia/ Village · Islampur, Nalanda # Chandharia Chandharia is a village in Islampur sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,511 people in 385 households**, the 34th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%. - 2,511people (2011) - 385households - 70.6%literacy - 953females per 1,000 males ## Chandharia PIN code and other codes Chandharia falls in Islampur sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatChandharia - Community development blockIslampur - Census village code244931 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chandharia from nearby towns? - Islampur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)47 km by road - Islampur (nearest town)8 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 Chandharia? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Chandharia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Islampur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Islampur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 8 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 Chandharia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 107 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 Chandharia Of every 100 households in Chandharia in 2011, 1 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chandharia · ■ Islampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **8% Toilet within the home ****15%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **79% Tap water ****9%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **94% Use banking services ****54%** **46% Television ****11%** **11% Mobile phone ****65%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **29% 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 Chandharia? ■ Chandharia · ■ Islampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%** **64.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1072** **921 Working population ****31.8%** **39.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.8% for men and 60.7% for women. 47% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 129 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 184 (23%) · **■** Household industry 70 (9%) · **■** Other work 169 (21%) · **■** Marginal 246 (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 Islampur - Pilkhi2,587 people - Pachloa2,572 people - Waira2,529 people - Amnawan2,517 people - Maidi Kalan2,330 people - Sohjana2,284 people - Sonawan2,247 people - Chhota Paithana2,105 people [All 91 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chandharia from Biharsharif?47 km by road - What is the population of Chandharia?2,511 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chandharia in?Nalanda district (Islampur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chandharia?70.6% (Census 2011)