Chandra, Saltora
Chandra is a village located in the Saltora Subdivision of Bankura district of West Bengal. The village falls in Saltora block and comes under Gogra Gram Panchayat.
As on January 2025, the current population of Chandra is 1.3 thousands out of which 655 are males and rest 612 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 934 females per 1000 males. There are around 157 teenagers in Chandra. It has literacy rate of 51% which means around 644 persons can read and write. Total 727 people belonging to scheduled caste and 5 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 271 households in Chandra, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 653. The pincode of Chandra is 722158 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Saltora Sub Post office
- Gossindihi Branch Post office
- Murlu Branch Post office
- Motukbani Branch Post office
- Bishjore Branch Post office
Schools
Chandra has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Shyampur High School (High School)
- Rampur Vivekananda Vidyapith
- Saltora Dr. B.C.Vidyapith
- Saltora Girls High School
- Dhekia Anchalik Vidyaniketan
Hospitals
Chandra has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Ranjitpur Sub-Center
- Chuaberia Sub-Center
- Salroha Sub-Center
- Dhekia Sub-Center
- Saltora Referral Hospital Community Health Center
Banks
Chandra has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.