Village · Bharatpur, Koriya # Chandela Chandela is a village in Bharatpur sub-district of Koriya district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497778. The 2011 Census counted 166 people in 57 households, the 138th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%. - 166 people (2011) - 57 households - 36.7% literacy - 497778 PIN code ## Chandela PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Chandela is 497778. Chandela falls in Bharatpur sub-district, Koriya district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497778 - Gram panchayat Gadawar - Community development block Bharatpur - Census village code 431245 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chandela from nearby towns? - Janakpur (sub-district HQ) 61 km by road - Baikunthpur (district HQ) 175 km by road - Shahdol (nearest town) 61 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chandela? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Chandela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kuarpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Janakpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shahdol - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chandela known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and black gram. About 24% of the 173 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chandela Of every 100 households in Chandela in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chandela · ■ Bharatpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 20% - Toilet within the home 0% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 90% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 0% 27% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 0% 63% - Television 0% 5% - Mobile phone 2% 13% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 30% 44% - Own their home 98% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chandela? ■ Chandela · ■ Bharatpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 36.7% 63.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 976 993 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1077 985 - Working population 57.8% 54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 43.7% for men and 29.4% for women. 57% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 88 (92%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (3%) · ■ Other work 2 (2%) · ■ Marginal 3 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bharatpur - Sonwahi 198 people - Kurkuti 186 people - Kormo 182 people - Baghail 170 people - Badera 165 people - Jardol 165 people - Janaura 162 people - Bagridand 161 people All 183 villages in Bharatpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chandela? 497778 - How far is Chandela from Baikunthpur? 175 km by road - What is the population of Chandela? 166 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chandela in? Koriya district (Bharatpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Chandela? 36.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/koriya/bharatpur/chandela/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.