# Chandiman Village, Silao, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/silao/chandiman/ Village · Silao, Nalanda # Chandiman Chandiman is a village in Silao sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,594 people in 406 households**, the 20th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%. - 2,594people (2011) - 406households - 65.9%literacy - 982females per 1,000 males ## Chandiman PIN code and other codes Chandiman falls in Silao sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPawadih - Community development blockSilao - Census village code245100 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chandiman from nearby towns? - Silao (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)20 km by road - Silao (nearest town)10 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 Chandiman? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Chandiman; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Surajpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Nalanda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nalanda - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Chandiman known for? The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 80% of the 270 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Chandiman Of every 100 households in Chandiman in 2011, 2 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chandiman · ■ Silao rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **15% Toilet within the home ****11%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **76% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **91% Use banking services ****37%** **43% Television ****11%** **15% Mobile phone ****73%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **34% 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 Chandiman? ■ Chandiman · ■ Silao rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%** **62.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982** **924 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040** **937 Working population ****54.6%** **35.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.1% for men and 51.3% for women. 60% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 126 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 812 (57%) · **■** Household industry 38 (3%) · **■** Other work 95 (7%) · **■** Marginal 345 (24%) 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 Silao - Kul3,224 people - Bindi Dih2,843 people - Narhar Bigha2,828 people - Nagri2,638 people - Pawadih2,575 people - Nirpur2,546 people - Kamal Bigha2,021 people - Lodipur1,922 people [All 49 villages in Silao](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/silao/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chandiman from Biharsharif?20 km by road - What is the population of Chandiman?2,594 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chandiman in?Nalanda district (Silao sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chandiman?65.9% (Census 2011)