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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
chiranjivi rajak
Contact: 82****4066
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- LGD code
- 257659
- Pincode
- 805113
- Population
- 4,301
- Households
- 920
- Literacy rate
- 57.8%
- Sex ratio
- 941 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,373
Census 2011 · in context
How Chandi Nuwan compares
By population, Chandi Nuwan ranks #8 of 33 villages in Kashi Chak mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.8%
+5.3% vs mandal average
- Chandi Nuwan
- 57.8%
- Kashi Chak mandal
- 52.5%
- Nawada district
- 49.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
941
+33 vs mandal average
- Chandi Nuwan
- 941
- Kashi Chak mandal
- 908
Household size
people per home
4.7
−1.7 vs mandal average
- Chandi Nuwan
- 4.7
- Kashi Chak mandal
- 6.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chandi Nuwan at a glance
Chandi Nuwan is a village of 4,301 people in 920 households (Census 2011) in Kashi Chak block, Nawada district, Bihar, the 8th-largest of 33 villages in Kashi Chak block. Literacy is 58%, 5 points above the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 941 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 805113; the LGD village code is 257659. The sarpanch is chiranjivi rajak, and the village votes in Bihpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kumar Shailendra. The population is estimated at 5,071 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandi Nuwan · this village | 4,301 | 58% | — |
| Bauri · Kashi Chak | 3,341 | 51% | — |
| Daula Chak · Kashi Chak | 1,219 | 75% | — |
| Kosthua · Kashi Chak | 721 | 30% | — |
| Kashi Chak · Kashi Chak | 342 | 32% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chandi Nuwan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 2
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 1
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- WARISALIGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 2
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Chandi Nuwan
- Total area (ha)
- 378
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 104.17
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chandi Nuwan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chandi Nuwan
- LGD code
- 257659
- Pincode
- 805113
- Population (Census 2011)
- 4,301
- Population (projected 2026)
- 5,071
- Households
- 920
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 941
- Literacy rate
- 57.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bhagalpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bihpur
- Member of Parliament
- Ajay Kumar Mandal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kumar Shailendra
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- chiranjivi rajak
- Block / Mandal
- Kashi Chak
- Nearest railway station
- Akbarnagar (12.3 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 805113
- BelarKashi Chak mandal6,835 pop
- KakhariKashi Chak mandal6,738 pop
- BirnanwanKashi Chak mandal6,487 pop
- Rewara JagdishpurKashi Chak mandal6,410 pop
- DerhgaonKashi Chak mandal6,140 pop
- BhattaKashi Chak mandal4,755 pop
- BauriKashi Chak mandal3,341 pop
- DhanpurKashi Chak mandal2,381 pop
- UprawanKashi Chak mandal1,811 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Chandi Nuwan
Other villages in Kashi Chak mandal
View all 32 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)