# Chandaraha Village, Bagaha, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/bagaha/chandaraha/ Village · Bagaha, Pashchim Champaran # Chandaraha Chandaraha is a village in Bagaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,035 people in 1,300 households**, the 6th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.9%. - 7,035people (2011) - 1,300households - 44.0%literacy - 898females per 1,000 males ## Chandaraha PIN code and other codes Chandaraha falls in Bagaha sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatChandraha Rupwaliya - Community development blockBagaha - Census village code216966 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chandaraha from nearby towns? - Bagaha (sub-district HQ)45 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)30 km by road - Bagha (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 Chandaraha? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Chandaraha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bagaha - ○Degree college10+ km · Bagaha - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river 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 Chandaraha known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and sugar cane**. About 86% of the 654 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Chandaraha Of every 100 households in Chandaraha in 2011, 1 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chandaraha · ■ Bagaha rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **3% Toilet within the home ****7%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **87% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****35%** **39% Television ****3%** **9% Mobile phone ****40%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **24% Own their home ****100%** **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 Chandaraha? ■ Chandaraha · ■ Bagaha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****44.0%** **52.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898** **904 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952** **946 Working population ****56.4%** **41.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.8% for men and 29.6% for women. 58% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 691 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,317 (33%) · **■** Household industry 76 (2%) · **■** Other work 37 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1,848 (47%) 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 Bagaha - Raibari Mahuawa10,184 people - Barganw8,669 people - Lagunaha7,681 people - Hardinadwa7,093 people - Nauda Parsauni6,674 people - Majhauwa6,626 people - Chautarwa6,617 people - Majharia6,609 people [All 136 villages in Bagaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/bagaha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chandaraha from Bettiah?30 km by road - What is the population of Chandaraha?7,035 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chandaraha in?Pashchim Champaran district (Bagaha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chandaraha?44.0% (Census 2011)