# Chandela Village, Sohagpur, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sohagpur, Shahdol 

# Chandela

Chandela is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **571 people in 145 households**, the 199th largest of 295 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 571people (2011)
- 145households
- 54.2%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Chandela PIN code and other codes

Chandela falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPali No.1
- Census village code501348

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

## How far is Chandela from nearby towns?

- Shahdol (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)35 km by road
- Shahdol (nearest town)35 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 Chandela?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chandela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gohparu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shahdol
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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 waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Chandela known for?

About 16% of the 582 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Chandela

Of every 100 households in Chandela in 2011, 1 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chandela · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****90%**

**67%

Television ****0%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Chandela?

■ Chandela · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1120**

**965

Working population ****59.5%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.7% for men and 47.3% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 126 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 166 (49%) · **■** Other work 30 (9%) · **■** Marginal 18 (5%)

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

- Odhki600 people
- Sarsi600 people
- Malda582 people
- Chhohari572 people
- Kodwar Khurd570 people
- Semariha570 people
- Patori569 people
- Chormara566 people

[All 302 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/sohagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chandela from Shahdol?35 km by road
- What is the population of Chandela?571 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandela in?Shahdol district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chandela?54.2% (Census 2011)