# Chandru Village, Sundarnagar, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Sundarnagar, Mandi 

# Chandru

Chandru is a village in Sundarnagar sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174401**. The 2011 Census counted **455 people in 87 households**, the 56th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 455people (2011)
- 87households
- 78.1%literacy
- 174401PIN code

## Chandru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chandru is 174401.** Chandru falls in Sundarnagar sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174401
- Community development blockSundarnagar
- Census village code014335

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

## How far is Chandru from nearby towns?

- Sundarnagar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)30 km by road
- Sundarnagar (nearest town)15 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 Chandru?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chandru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahadev
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sundarnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Chandru known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 53% of the 90 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Chandru

Of every 100 households in Chandru in 2011, 96 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chandru · ■ Sundarnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**20%

Tap water ****96%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**75%

Use banking services ****100%**

**87%

Television ****69%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**21%

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

**7%

None of these assets ****20%**

**13%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chandru?

■ Chandru · ■ Sundarnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****571**

**926

Working population ****36.7%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 69.4% for women. 48% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 38 (23%) · **■** Marginal 129 (77%)

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 Sundarnagar

- Bhanwar495 people
- Siyanji480 people
- Patyora472 people
- Jandron456 people
- Dol451 people
- Kapahi437 people
- Seradh427 people
- Barto423 people

[All 180 villages in Sundarnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/sundarnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chandru?174401
- How far is Chandru from Mandi?30 km by road
- What is the population of Chandru?455 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandru in?Mandi district (Sundarnagar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chandru?78.1% (Census 2011)