# Chanda Village, Marhaura, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Marhaura, Saran 

# Chanda

Chanda is a village in Marhaura sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,667 people in 347 households**, the 29th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 2,667people (2011)
- 347households
- 59.9%literacy
- 874females per 1,000 males

## Chanda PIN code and other codes

Chanda falls in Marhaura sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAgahara
- Community development blockMarhaura
- Census village code233815

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

## How far is Chanda from nearby towns?

- Marhaura (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)20 km by road
- Marhaura (nearest town)5 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 Chanda?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Charmari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amanaur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Chanda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 55% of the 120 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Chanda

Of every 100 households in Chanda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chanda · ■ Marhaura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****75%**

**64%

Television ****4%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**13%

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 Chanda?

■ Chanda · ■ Marhaura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911**

**929

Working population ****23.5%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 42.5% for women. 43% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 147 (23%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (4%) · **■** Marginal 368 (59%)

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 Marhaura

- Nathua2,961 people
- Rasulpur2,907 people
- Hathsar2,885 people
- Bikrampur2,805 people
- Masaha2,661 people
- Pojhi Buzurg2,640 people
- Bhalui2,614 people
- Rup Rahimpur2,532 people

[All 106 villages in Marhaura](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/marhaura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chanda from Chhapra?20 km by road
- What is the population of Chanda?2,667 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chanda in?Saran district (Marhaura sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chanda?59.9% (Census 2011)