Chakandra

Chakandra
Village
Chakandra
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	Sheikhpura district
Block	Chewara
Government
• Member of Legislative Assembly	Vijay Kumar (Rashtriya Janata Dal)

Chakandra is a big traditional Indian village in Sheikhpura district, Bihar state, India, ^[1] seven kilometers away from Sheikhpura. The Postal Index Number of Chakandra is 811304. ^[2]

The regional language of this village is Magahi. The area of chakandra village is approx 21084 m².Village Chakandra have many Pokhar and people use them as their water reservoir.

This village population consist of different hindu caste, measure population of the village include - Chauhan, Yadav, Kumhar, Muslim and Paswan.

Barari Bigha, Kushokhar, Andauli, Rajopur, Kamlagarh, Mane, Barari villages come under Chakandra Panchayat.

Historical facts

Chakandra has a very ancient history, it has 7 feet tall Lord Vishnu statue in standing position and a 5 feet wide and 10 feet tall carved door frame of black rock, it is decorated with carved idols of yaksh and yakshinis playing music instruments.

References

1. "List of Census Villages mapped for :CHAKANDRA Gram Panchayat, CHEWARA, SHEIKHPURA, BIHAR". National Panchayat Directory. Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
2. "Chakandra Pin Code | Postal Code (Zip Code) of Chakandra, Sheikhpura, Bihar, India". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 17 April 2021.