# Chandpur Village, Maharajganj, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Maharajganj, Siwan 

# Chandpur

Chandpur is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,112 people in 173 households**, the 52nd largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 1,112people (2011)
- 173households
- 56.3%literacy
- 1,237females per 1,000 males

## Chandpur PIN code and other codes

Chandpur falls in Maharajganj sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMadhopur
- Community development blockMaharajganj
- Census village code231876

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

## How far is Chandpur from nearby towns?

- Maharajganj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)15 km by road
- Maharajganj (nearest town)11 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 Chandpur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahrajganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahrajganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Chandpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 50 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Chandpur

Of every 100 households in Chandpur in 2011, 3 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandpur · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**61%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****53%**

**76%

Television ****3%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**10%

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 Chandpur?

■ Chandpur · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1237**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1330**

**941

Working population ****30.2%**

**26.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.5% for men and 48.0% for women. 49% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 25 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 302 (90%)

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 Maharajganj

- Dhanchhuha1,338 people
- Pipra Kalan1,267 people
- Pipra Khurd1,145 people
- Baliapatti1,121 people
- Rahia1,014 people
- Aphrad942 people
- Pakaulia861 people
- Gaur Kathak835 people

[All 71 villages in Maharajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/maharajganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chandpur from Siwan?15 km by road
- What is the population of Chandpur?1,112 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandpur in?Siwan district (Maharajganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chandpur?56.3% (Census 2011)