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- LGD code
- 244931
- Pincode
- 801303
- Post office
- Islampur (Nalanda)
- Population
- 2,511
- Households
- 385
- Literacy rate
- 59.3%
- Sex ratio
- 953 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 798
Census 2011 · in context
How Chandharia compares
By population, Chandharia ranks #34 of 91 villages in Islampur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.3%
+6.8% vs mandal average
- Chandharia
- 59.3%
- Islampur mandal
- 52.5%
- Nalanda district
- 52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
953
+35 vs mandal average
- Chandharia
- 953
- Islampur mandal
- 918
Household size
people per home
6.5
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Chandharia
- 6.5
- Islampur mandal
- 6.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chandharia at a glance
Chandharia is a village of 2,511 people in 385 households (Census 2011) in Islampur block, Nalanda district, Bihar, the 34th-largest of 91 villages in Islampur block. Literacy is 59%, 7 points above the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 953 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 801303, served by Islampur (Nalanda) post office; the LGD village code is 244931. The village votes in Mokama assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anant Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 2,960 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chandharia
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ISLAMPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 47
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Chandharia
- Total area (ha)
- 132
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 106.61
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chandharia
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chandharia
- LGD code
- 244931
- Pincode
- 801303
- Post office
- Islampur (Nalanda)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,511
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,960
- Households
- 385
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 953
- Literacy rate
- 59.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Munger
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mokama
- Member of Parliament
- Rajiv Ranjan Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Anant Kumar Singh
- Block / Mandal
- Islampur
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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