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]

Chakandra
Village
Chakandra
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CountryIndia
StateBihar
DistrictSheikhpura district
BlockChewara
Government
 • Member of Legislative AssemblyVijay Kumar (Rashtriya Janata Dal)

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.

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Historical facts

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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

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  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.