# Chandkapur Village, Bichhua, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bichhua, Chhindwara 

# Chandkapur

Chandkapur is a village in Bichhua sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **798 people in 177 households**, the 32nd largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 798people (2011)
- 177households
- 74.9%literacy
- 882females per 1,000 males

## Chandkapur PIN code and other codes

Chandkapur falls in Bichhua sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBichhua
- Census village code495457

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

## How far is Chandkapur from nearby towns?

- Bichhua (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)70 km by road
- Lodhikheda (nearest town)45 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 Chandkapur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chandkapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhanegoan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bichhua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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 watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Chandkapur known for?

About 55% of the 232 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Chandkapur

Of every 100 households in Chandkapur in 2011, 84 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chandkapur · ■ Bichhua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**88%

Tap water ****15%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**95%

Use banking services ****68%**

**47%

Television ****27%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**46%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 Chandkapur?

■ Chandkapur · ■ Bichhua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****552**

**967

Working population ****48.6%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 66.1% for women. 55% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 10 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (6%) · **■** Marginal 354 (91%)

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 Bichhua

- Mohpani Mal.830 people
- Kundai825 people
- Kisanpur817 people
- Loharbatri802 people
- Chakara787 people
- Panjara Dola759 people
- Dhanegaon755 people
- Ghorad739 people

[All 147 villages in Bichhua](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/bichhua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chandkapur from Chhindwara?70 km by road
- What is the population of Chandkapur?798 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandkapur in?Chhindwara district (Bichhua sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chandkapur?74.9% (Census 2011)