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Chand Chānd
Village
ChandLocation in Bihar, IndiaShow map of BiharChandChand (India)Show map of India
Coordinates: 25°06′54″N 83°23′46″E / 25.11501°N 83.39598°E / 25.11501; 83.39598
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	Kaimur
Area
• Total	4.50 km (1.74 sq mi)
Elevation	85 m (279 ft)
Population
• Total	4,432
Languages
• Official	Bhojpuri, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Chand is a village and corresponding community development block in Kaimur district, Bihar, India. As of 2011, its population was 4,432, in 700 households. The total block population was 133,682 in 20,413 households. The population here is mainly based on agriculture.Chand is a market for the nearby villages.

Geography

Chand block covers an area of 20,670 hectares.

Demographics

As of 2011, the sex ratio of Chand block was 921 females to every 1000 males. Among the 0-6 age group, the sex ratio was 934. Members of scheduled castes made up 21.5% of block residents and members of scheduled tribes made up 2.18%. The block's literacy rate was 67.25%, with 77.78% of men and 55.79% of women able to read and write.

Most of Chand block's workforce was employed in agriculture in 2011, with 21.35% of workers being cultivators who owned or leased their own land and another 61.48% being agricultural labourers who worked someone else's land for wages. Another 5.35% of workers were household industry workers, and the remaining 11.81% were other workers.

Villages

Chand block contains the following 137 villages:

References

1. ^ "Geonames.org. Chānd". Retrieved 2 February 2021.
2. ^ "Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook - Kaimur, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 22–85, 472–527, 898–99. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

• Villages in Kaimur district