Village · Kharaundhi, Garhwa
# Chandni

Chandni is a village in Kharaundhi sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822112. The 2011 Census counted 4,950 people in 1,143 households, the 2nd largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.
- 4,950 people (2011)
- 1,143 households
- 61.7% literacy
- 822112 PIN code

## Chandni PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chandni is 822112. Chandni falls in Kharaundhi sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 822112
- Gram panchayat Chandni
- Community development block Kharaundhi
- Census village code 347143

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chandni from nearby towns?
- Kharaundhi (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Garhwa (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Garhwa (nearest town) 60 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chandni?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chandni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Raje
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Township Bhawnathpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Garhwa
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 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 Chandni known for?

The main crops are rice. Products made here include gur, bidi and basket. About 26% of the 715 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Chandni

Of every 100 households in Chandni in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chandni · ■ Kharaundhi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 2%
- Toilet within the home 4% 2%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 98%
- Tap water 2% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 22% 12%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100%
- Use banking services 44% 32%
- Television 10% 4%
- Mobile phone 27% 31%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 38% 47%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chandni?

■ Chandni · ■ Kharaundhi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 61.7% 59.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 910 943
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1062 952
- Working population 41.9% 40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 45.0% for women. 46% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 7 (0%) · ■ Farm labourers 9 (0%) · ■ Household industry 11 (1%) · ■ Other work 99 (5%) · ■ Marginal 1,946 (94%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kharaundhi
- Kharaundhi 7,048 people
- Arangi 4,301 people
- Raje 4,221 people
- Sisri 3,534 people
- Majhganwan 3,025 people

All 20 villages in Kharaundhi

## Other places named Chandni
- Chandni · Village, Konch, Jalaun · 2,032 people
- Chandni · Village, Kaimganj, Farrukhabad · 1,144 people
- Chandni · Village, Kamrau, Sirmaur · 1,101 people
- Chandni · Village, Nepanagar, Burhanpur · 1,094 people
- Chandni · Village, Degana, Nagaur · 825 people
- Chandni · Village, Jawali, Kangra · 502 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chandni? 822112
- How far is Chandni from Garhwa? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Chandni? 4,950 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandni in? Garhwa district (Kharaundhi sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chandni? 61.7% (Census 2011)

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