# Chand Village, Chaurai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/chand/ Village · Chaurai, Chhindwara # Chand Chand is a village in Chaurai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **6,926 people in 1,452 households**, the 1st largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 6,926people (2011) - 1,452households - 79.1%literacy - 913females per 1,000 males ## Chand PIN code and other codes Chand falls in Chaurai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockChaurai - Census village code494350 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chand from nearby towns? - Chaurai (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ)30 km by road - Chaurai Khas (nearest town)20 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 Chand? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Chand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Chand known for? The main crops are **sugarcane**. Products made here include gud. About 79% of the 930 hectares of village land is sown, and 381 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 Chand Of every 100 households in Chand in 2011, 93 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chand · ■ Chaurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **70% Toilet within the home ****43%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****57%** **88% Tap water ****82%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **95% Use banking services ****40%** **36% Television ****38%** **20% Mobile phone ****38%** **27% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****22%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****40%** **46% Own their home ****79%** **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 Chand? ■ Chand · ■ Chaurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885** **941 Working population ****35.4%** **48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.1% for men and 72.4% for women. 51% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 354 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 662 (27%) · **■** Household industry 54 (2%) · **■** Other work 866 (35%) · **■** Marginal 519 (21%) 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 Chaurai - Samaswada3,127 people - Kunda2,876 people - Banka Nanganpur2,714 people - Hiwarkhedi2,655 people [All 190 villages in Chaurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chand from Chhindwara?30 km by road - What is the population of Chand?6,926 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chand in?Chhindwara district (Chaurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chand?79.1% (Census 2011)