# Chandel Village, Baisa, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baisa, Purnia 

# Chandel

Chandel is a village in Baisa sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,226 people in 411 households**, the 30th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.3%.

- 2,226people (2011)
- 411households
- 50.9%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Chandel PIN code and other codes

Chandel falls in Baisa sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChandel
- Community development blockBaisa
- Census village code223943

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

## How far is Chandel from nearby towns?

- Baisa (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)90 km by road
- Kishanganj (nearest town)19 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 Chandel?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kankai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Chandel known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 207 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Chandel

Of every 100 households in Chandel in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandel · ■ Baisa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%**

**96%

Use banking services ****44%**

**14%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**40%

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 Chandel?

■ Chandel · ■ Baisa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.9%**

**43.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**950

Working population ****26.4%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.0% for men and 45.3% for women. 48% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 109 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 418 (71%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (4%) · **■** Marginal 35 (6%)

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 Baisa

- Mangalpur2,428 people
- Dhobinia2,339 people
- Chilhani2,307 people
- Nehuri2,245 people
- Channi2,201 people
- Palasbari2,197 people
- Khagjana2,169 people
- Mahsail2,139 people

[All 132 villages in Baisa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/baisa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chandel from Purnia?90 km by road
- What is the population of Chandel?2,226 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandel in?Purnia district (Baisa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chandel?50.9% (Census 2011)