# Chandora Village, Nowgong, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/nowgong/chandora/ Village · Nowgong, Chhatarpur # Chandora Chandora is a village in Nowgong sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,263 people in 236 households**, the 32nd largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%. - 1,263people (2011) - 236households - 49.3%literacy - 902females per 1,000 males ## Chandora PIN code and other codes Chandora falls in Nowgong sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockNowgong - Census village code457718 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chandora from nearby towns? - Nowgong (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Chhatarpur (district HQ)28 km by road - Nowgong (nearest town)5 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 Chandora? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Chandora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nowgong - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Chandora known for? The main crops are **wheat, chana and pea**. About 56% of the 357 hectares of village land is sown, and 199 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 Chandora Of every 100 households in Chandora in 2011, 44 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chandora · ■ Nowgong rural average Electricity for lighting ****44%** **36% Toilet within the home ****1%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **91% Tap water ****0%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****67%** **53% Television ****18%** **19% Mobile phone ****60%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **21% Own their home ****98%** **99% 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 Chandora? ■ Chandora · ■ Nowgong rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.3%** **61.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902** **904 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1090** **890 Working population ****33.2%** **44.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.4% for men and 40.0% for women. 45% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 145 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (2%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (9%) · **■** Marginal 220 (53%) 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 Nowgong - Chandpura1,373 people - Kakunpura1,370 people - Tidani1,359 people - Barat1,303 people - Pannpura1,252 people - Ragoli1,237 people - Khurda1,222 people - Mabaiya1,205 people [All 80 villages in Nowgong](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/nowgong/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chandora from Chhatarpur?28 km by road - What is the population of Chandora?1,263 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chandora in?Chhatarpur district (Nowgong sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chandora?49.3% (Census 2011)