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'''Chandi''' is a small town in [[Nalanda]], [[Bihar]] state, [[India]].

The town's name is taken from the Hindu goddess [[Chandi]] Devi, to whom there is a dedicated temple in the town.

Chandi saw rapid development from 2005 to 2010.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}}

==Location==
Chandi is a town in Chandi Tehsil of [[Nalanda District]] in the Indian state of [[Bihar]] and is located 17.3 km distance from the District's main city [[Bihar Sharif]] and 42 km from the state's main city [[Patna]].

Villages in Chandi Tehsil are Gunjarchak, Badhauna, Korut, Tulsigarh, Dayalpur, Kurthia, Akair, Gonkura, Darveshpur, Yogiya, Gokhulpur, Dasturpar, Araut, Gaudhapar, Hasanchak, Hasni, Kurthiya, Madhopur, Mahkar, Sinduara, Bramasthan and Salehpur. Tulsigarh is one of the famous villages in Chandi tehsil, and is about 4 km from Chandi.

Tarkeshwari Sinha, India's first female politician, came from Tulsigarh. She was elected to the 1st Lok Sabha from Patna East constituency in 1952. She was the first female Deputy Finance Minister in the union cabinet led by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru from 1958 to 64.

==Development==
The town has one of the best roads in Bihar. Since 2010 Chandi has had water supplied by the government. It has a powerhouse that supplies electricity to a third of Nalanda, giving electricity for 21 hours daily, compared to an eight-hour supply four years previously.

The village Akair has recently electrified with solar power and wind energy.

The [[Government of Bihar]] established an engineering college [[Nalanda College of Engineering]] in [[Chandi]] in 2008.

* [[Badhauna]]
* Lifeline Shishu Health care, with NICU facility

==Economy==

Chandi is a good place for farming crops such as [[lychee]], ashoka, onion, potato and other vegetables, rice, wheat and mango. The village Akair is famous for producing vegetables like brinjal karela and pumpkin. Nalanda has more than 100 cold stores.{{clarification needed|date=March 2020}}

The area has four bank branches, including Punjab National Bank in the village.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gov.bih.nic.in/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=17 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615165115/http://www.gov.bih.nic.in/ |archive-date=15 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Pin code and neighbours==
Chandi's pin code is 803108.

Other villages in 803108 are Brahmasthan, Korut, Yogiya, Badhauna, Madhopur, Rukhai and Tulsigarh.

*Nearby villages are Badhauna (3 km), Yogiya (1.2 km), Vishunpur 3.5 km, Korut (2.0 km), Bhagwanpur (0.03 km), Gonkura (5.5), Darveshpur (6), Gokhulpur (1.5 km), Gaudhapar (4.5 km), Dasturpar (1.0 km), Madhopur (2.7 km), Tharthari (3.8 km), Hasni (4.3 km), Gangaura (4.7 km), Brahmasthan (5.5 km), Akair and (6.5 km).
*Towns near Chandi include Tharthari (3.8 km), Nagar Nausa (10.1 km), [[Harnaut]] (10.8 km), and Noorsarai (10.0 km).

==Education==
The government has established [[Nalanda College of Engineering]] with four undergraduate degrees: CE, CS, ME and EEE. The main degree colleges in Chandi are [[Magadh Mahavidyalya Chandi]] and [[Dr. Ram Raj Singh Mahila Vidyalya]].

Schools include Bapu High School, Gyanodaya High School, Green Valley Public School, Brightland Central School, Primary Middle School, Gyandeep Public School, Shantikunj residential school, and St. Teresa English School.

==References==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Nalanda district]]

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