# Salaha Chandan Village, Bithan, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/bithan/salaha-chandan/ Village · Bithan, Samastipur # Salaha Chandan Salaha Chandan is a village in Bithan sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar, PIN code **848207**. The 2011 Census counted **2,852 people in 541 households**, the 17th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.0%. - 2,852people (2011) - 541households - 53.7%literacy - 848207PIN code ## Salaha Chandan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Salaha Chandan is 848207.** Salaha Chandan falls in Bithan sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - PIN code848207 - Gram panchayatSalha Chandan - Community development blockBithan - Census village code237358 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Salaha Chandan from nearby towns? - Bithan (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)85 km by road - Rosera (nearest town)49 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 Salaha Chandan? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Salaha Chandan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hasanpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Rosera - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samastipur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Salaha Chandan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 157 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Salaha Chandan Of every 100 households in Salaha Chandan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Salaha Chandan · ■ Bithan rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **0% Toilet within the home ****5%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **93% Tap water ****0%** **0% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****48%** **34% Television ****4%** **2% Mobile phone ****63%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **40% Own their home ****100%** **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 Salaha Chandan? ■ Salaha Chandan · ■ Bithan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.7%** **48.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942** **927 Working population ****28.1%** **33.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.9% for men and 42.5% for women. 47% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 328 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 215 (27%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 55 (7%) · **■** Marginal 191 (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 Bithan - Belahi3,859 people - Sakhwa3,684 people - Lad Kapasia2,895 people - Bardauni2,888 people - Banbhaura2,812 people - Telni2,792 people - Tetrahi2,733 people - Pirautana2,666 people [All 56 villages in Bithan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/bithan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Salaha Chandan?848207 - How far is Salaha Chandan from Samastipur?85 km by road - What is the population of Salaha Chandan?2,852 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salaha Chandan in?Samastipur district (Bithan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Salaha Chandan?53.7% (Census 2011)