# Chandan Bara Village, Dhaka, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/dhaka/chandan-bara/ Village · Dhaka, Purba Champaran # Chandan Bara Chandan Bara is a village in Dhaka sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,576 people in 1,711 households**, the 6th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%. - 8,576people (2011) - 1,711households - 55.6%literacy - 886females per 1,000 males ## Chandan Bara PIN code and other codes Chandan Bara falls in Dhaka sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatChandan Bara - Community development blockDhaka - Census village code217829 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chandan Bara from nearby towns? - Dhaka (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)40 km by road - Dhaka (nearest town)9 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 Chandan Bara? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Chandan Bara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhaka - ○Degree college5–10 km · Areraj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)5 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 Chandan Bara known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 352 hectares of village land is sown, and 250 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 Chandan Bara Of every 100 households in Chandan Bara in 2011, 4 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chandan Bara · ■ Dhaka rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **9% Toilet within the home ****26%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **80% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **95% Use banking services ****27%** **33% Television ****2%** **7% Mobile phone ****61%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **21% 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 Chandan Bara? ■ Chandan Bara · ■ Dhaka rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%** **55.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886** **906 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953** **930 Working population ****25.6%** **31.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.1% for men and 46.8% for women. 41% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 398 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 631 (29%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 400 (18%) · **■** Marginal 757 (34%) 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 Dhaka - Pach Pakri11,696 people - Barharwa Lakhansen11,316 people - Karsahia9,453 people - Tilahra Kalan9,352 people - Kharhua Chainpur8,455 people - Balua Tola Goapari7,661 people - Jamua7,379 people - Hasanpur6,579 people [All 61 villages in Dhaka](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/dhaka/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chandan Bara from Motihari?40 km by road - What is the population of Chandan Bara?8,576 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chandan Bara in?Purba Champaran district (Dhaka sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chandan Bara?55.6% (Census 2011)