# 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 **1,779 people in 239 households**, the 49th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 1,779people (2011)
- 239households
- 62.0%literacy
- 1,006females per 1,000 males

## Chanda PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatMubarakpur
- Community development blockMarhaura
- Census village code233849

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)13 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)24 km by road
- Marhaura (nearest town)13 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?

9 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Marhaura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhapra
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 86% of the 99 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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, 1 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chanda · ■ Marhaura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**84%

Tap water ****4%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**57%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****57%**

**64%

Television ****9%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**13%

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 Chanda?

■ Chanda · ■ Marhaura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1152**

**929

Working population ****26.0%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 46.7% for women. 47% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (25%) · **■** Household industry 16 (3%) · **■** Other work 77 (17%) · **■** Marginal 235 (51%)

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

- Kharauni1,879 people
- Shahbazpur1,877 people
- Khurampur1,864 people
- Jodhauli1,803 people
- Asawn1,752 people
- Majhaulia1,751 people
- Dharampur1,746 people
- Karanpura1,723 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Chanda from Chhapra?24 km by road
- What is the population of Chanda?1,779 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chanda in?Saran district (Marhaura sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chanda?62.0% (Census 2011)