# Chandan Village, Bemetara, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/bemetara/chandan/

Village · Bemetara, Durg 

# Chandan

Chandan is a village in Bemetara sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491335**. The 2011 Census counted **1,495 people in 316 households**, the 34th largest of 187 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 1,495people (2011)
- 316households
- 67.8%literacy
- 491335PIN code

## Chandan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chandan is 491335.** Chandan falls in Bemetara sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491335
- Gram panchayatChandanu
- Community development blockBemetra
- Census village code441979

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

## How far is Chandan from nearby towns?

- Bemetara (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)100 km by road
- Bemetara (nearest town)25 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 Chandan?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Chandan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bemetra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bemetra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Durg
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Chandan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, soyabean and gram**. About 76% of the 644 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Chandan

Of every 100 households in Chandan in 2011, 80 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chandan · ■ Bemetara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**99%

Use banking services ****13%**

**41%

Television ****14%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**31%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Chandan?

■ Chandan · ■ Bemetara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**974

Working population ****50.4%**

**49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 54.9% for women. 54% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 124 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 427 (57%) · **■** Other work 62 (8%) · **■** Marginal 140 (19%)

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 Bemetara

- Bera1,538 people
- Nawagaon1,529 people
- Dhara1,517 people
- Bilai1,507 people
- Hathmudi1,465 people
- Betar1,460 people
- Bhansuli1,459 people
- Khilora1,455 people

[All 187 villages in Bemetara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/bemetara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chandan?491335
- How far is Chandan from Durg?100 km by road
- What is the population of Chandan?1,495 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandan in?Durg district (Bemetara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chandan?67.8% (Census 2011)