# Chanderi Village, Sohagpur, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/chanderi/ Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad # Chanderi Chanderi is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,290 people in 242 households**, the 16th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%. - 1,290people (2011) - 242households - 66.2%literacy - 920females per 1,000 males ## Chanderi PIN code and other codes Chanderi falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSohagpur - Census village code487751 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chanderi from nearby towns? - Sohagpur (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)82 km by road - Pipariya (nearest town)7 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 Chanderi? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Chanderi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pipariya - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pipariya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Chanderi known for? The main crops are **soyabean and wheat**. About 88% of the 628 hectares of village land is sown, and 541 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 Chanderi Of every 100 households in Chanderi in 2011, 34 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Chanderi · ■ Sohagpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****34%** **61% Toilet within the home ****11%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **73% Tap water ****0%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **93% Use banking services ****2%** **51% Television ****22%** **28% Mobile phone ****59%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **2% None of these assets ****26%** **30% Own their home ****99%** **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 Chanderi? ■ Chanderi · ■ Sohagpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%** **66.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920** **902 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071** **904 Working population ****42.7%** **40.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.2% for men and 54.0% for women. 57% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 128 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (19%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (3%) · **■** Marginal 304 (55%) 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 Sohagpur - Thikari1,401 people - Barangi1,367 people - Banskhapa1,317 people - Bamori Khurd1,295 people - Kishanpur1,179 people - Kalmesara1,163 people - Nagtara1,151 people - Galacha1,129 people [All 167 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chanderi from Hoshangabad?82 km by road - What is the population of Chanderi?1,290 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chanderi in?Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chanderi?66.2% (Census 2011)