# Chandon Village, Bankhedi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/bankhedi/chandon/ Village · Bankhedi, Hoshangabad # Chandon Chandon is a village in Bankhedi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,050 people in 563 households**, the 3rd largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%. - 3,050people (2011) - 563households - 71.0%literacy - 944females per 1,000 males ## Chandon PIN code and other codes Chandon falls in Bankhedi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBankhedi - Census village code487966 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chandon from nearby towns? - Bankhedi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)100 km by road - Pipariya (nearest town)22 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 Chandon? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Chandon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bankhedi - ○Degree college10+ km · Pipariya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 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 Chandon known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 89% of the 753 hectares of village land is sown, and 552 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 Chandon Of every 100 households in Chandon in 2011, 61 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chandon · ■ Bankhedi rural average Electricity for lighting ****61%** **59% Toilet within the home ****34%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **74% Tap water ****6%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **94% Use banking services ****34%** **27% Television ****32%** **24% Mobile phone ****57%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****17%** **36% Own their home ****95%** **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 Chandon? ■ Chandon · ■ Bankhedi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%** **66.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943** **931 Working population ****41.7%** **43.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.6% for men and 61.9% for women. 54% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 359 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 545 (43%) · **■** Household industry 25 (2%) · **■** Other work 163 (13%) · **■** Marginal 181 (14%) 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 Bankhedi - Bankhedi13,667 people - Umardha4,782 people - Malhanwada2,927 people - Pipariya Palia2,891 people - Bachavani2,675 people - Machhera Kalan2,529 people [All 125 villages in Bankhedi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/bankhedi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chandon from Hoshangabad?100 km by road - What is the population of Chandon?3,050 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chandon in?Hoshangabad district (Bankhedi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chandon?71.0% (Census 2011)