# Chandi Village, Karakat, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Karakat, Rohtas 

# Chandi

Chandi is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,337 people in 194 households**, the 64th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 1,337people (2011)
- 194households
- 73.3%literacy
- 860females per 1,000 males

## Chandi PIN code and other codes

Chandi falls in Karakat sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKirhi
- Community development blockKarakat
- Census village code251306

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

## How far is Chandi from nearby towns?

- Karakat (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)70 km by road
- Bikramganj (nearest town)12 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 Chandi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chandi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kurur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Chandi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 82 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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 Chandi

Of every 100 households in Chandi in 2011, 80 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandi · ■ Karakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**84%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****51%**

**66%

Television ****17%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**18%

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 Chandi?

■ Chandi · ■ Karakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****798**

**926

Working population ****47.2%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 59.2% for women. 50% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (11%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 486 (77%)

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 Karakat

- Bharkundia1,375 people
- Kusi1,366 people
- Nawadih1,363 people
- Kopa1,345 people
- Itwa1,315 people
- Dehra1,291 people
- Bharat Kasba1,288 people
- Kopa1,238 people

[All 150 villages in Karakat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/karakat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chandi from Sasaram?70 km by road
- What is the population of Chandi?1,337 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandi in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chandi?73.3% (Census 2011)