# Chakandara Village, Chewara, Sheikhpura (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/chewara/chakandara/ Village · Chewara, Sheikhpura # Chakandara Chakandara is a village in Chewara sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,027 people in 518 households**, the 5th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%. - 3,027people (2011) - 518households - 51.0%literacy - 980females per 1,000 males ## Chakandara PIN code and other codes Chakandara falls in Chewara sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatChakandra - Community development blockChewara - Census village code244035 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chakandara from nearby towns? - Chewara (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Sheikhpura (district HQ)9 km by road - Sheikhpura (nearest town)9 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 Chakandara? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Chakandara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sheikhpura - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sheikhpura - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chewara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Chakandara known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 430 hectares of village land is sown, and 238 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 Chakandara Of every 100 households in Chakandara in 2011, 7 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chakandara · ■ Chewara rural average Electricity for lighting ****7%** **5% Toilet within the home ****25%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **79% Tap water ****17%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **96% Use banking services ****42%** **34% Television ****10%** **6% Mobile phone ****60%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****32%** **34% Own their home ****97%** **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 Chakandara? ■ Chakandara · ■ Chewara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.0%** **61.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **961 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1128** **958 Working population ****33.0%** **37.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.7% for men and 41.6% for women. 48% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 134 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 287 (29%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 153 (15%) · **■** Marginal 406 (41%) 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 Chewara - Chewara8,608 people - Lohan5,128 people - Chhatiara3,275 people - Ekarha3,275 people - Seani2,990 people - Ekraman2,826 people - Lataut2,804 people - Lahna2,466 people [All 39 villages in Chewara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/chewara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chakandara from Sheikhpura?9 km by road - What is the population of Chakandara?3,027 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chakandara in?Sheikhpura district (Chewara sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chakandara?51.0% (Census 2011)