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Chandu

Sandila mandal
Pincode 241201
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Chandu observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Uttar Pradesh.

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Uttar Pradesh

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
LAVALESH SINGH
Contact: 94****6200
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LGD code
140947
Pincode
241201
Post office
Behander
Population
1,135
Households
174
Literacy rate
58.2%
Sex ratio
790 ♀/1000♂
Workers
379
Census 2011 · in context

How Chandu compares

By population, Chandu ranks #255 of 416 villages in Sandila mandal.

Literacy rate
%
58.2%
+9.0% vs mandal average
Chandu58.2%
Sandila mandal49.2%
Hardoi district54.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
790
−82 vs mandal average
Chandu790
Sandila mandal872
Household size
people per home
6.5
+1.3 vs mandal average
Chandu6.5
Sandila mandal5.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Chandu at a glance

Chandu is a village of 1,135 people in 174 households (Census 2011) in Sandila tehsil, Hardoi district, Uttar Pradesh, the 255th-largest of 416 villages in Sandila tehsil. Literacy is 58%, 9 points above the tehsil average of 49% and the sex ratio is 790 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 241201, served by Behander post office; the LGD village code is 140947. The sarpanch is LAVALESH SINGH, and the village votes in Bilgram-Mallanwan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ashish Kumar Singh (Ashu). The population is estimated at 1,338 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chandu

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
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
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SANDILA
Distance to nearest town (km)
18
Distance to district HQ (km)
74
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
18
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
ATUKA
Total area (ha)
220.45
Irrigated area (ha)
185.2
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Chandu

LGD code
140947
Pincode
241201
Post office
Behander
Population (Census 2011)
1,135
Population (projected 2026)
1,338
Households
174
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
790
Literacy rate
58.2%
Lok Sabha constituency
Misrikh
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bilgram-Mallanwan
Member of Parliament
Ashok Kumar Rawat
Member of Legislative Assembly
Ashish Kumar Singh (Ashu)
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
LAVALESH SINGH
Block / Mandal
Sandila
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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