# Chandniya Village, Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa 

# Chandniya

Chandniya is a village in Akaltara sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493558**. The 2011 Census counted **1,121 people in 281 households**, the 50th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,121people (2011)
- 281households
- 72.9%literacy
- 493558PIN code

## Chandniya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chandniya is 493558.** Chandniya falls in Akaltara sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493558
- Gram panchayatPiparda
- Community development blockAkaltara
- Census village code436589

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

## How far is Chandniya from nearby towns?

- Akaltara (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ)31 km by road
- Akaltara (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 Chandniya?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chandniya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Akaltara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Akaltara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Koni
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Chandniya known for?

The main crops are **paddy and tivra**. About 69% of the 279 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Chandniya

Of every 100 households in Chandniya in 2011, 54 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandniya · ■ Akaltara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**85%

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

**15%

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

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**14%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****5%**

**22%

Television ****6%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****81%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Chandniya?

■ Chandniya · ■ Akaltara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1099**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**983

Working population ****61.6%**

**51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 62.1% for women. 64% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (2%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 48 (7%) · **■** Marginal 562 (81%)

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 Akaltara

- Khond1,355 people
- Katnai1,218 people
- Rogda1,192 people
- Mahmadpur1,152 people
- Pachari1,117 people
- Gondadih1,046 people
- Sajapali971 people
- Karhidih961 people

[All 81 villages in Akaltara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/akaltara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chandniya?493558
- How far is Chandniya from Janjgir?31 km by road
- What is the population of Chandniya?1,121 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandniya in?Janjgir - Champa district (Akaltara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Chandniya?72.9% (Census 2011)