# Chilani Bengali Village, Chariduar, Sonitpur (Assam)

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Village · Chariduar, Sonitpur 

# Chilani Bengali

Chilani Bengali is a village in Chariduar sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,472 people in 284 households**, the 70th largest of 328 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%.

- 1,472people (2011)
- 284households
- 65.3%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Chilani Bengali PIN code and other codes

Chilani Bengali falls in Chariduar sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatChilani
- Community development blockBalipara
- Census village code285945

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chilani Bengali from nearby towns?

- Rangapara (nearest town)18 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Chilani Bengali?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chilani Bengali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Balipara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tezpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 17 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chilani Bengali known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 57% of the 156 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chilani Bengali

Of every 100 households in Chilani Bengali in 2011, 7 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chilani Bengali · ■ Chariduar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**48%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**89%

Use banking services ****53%**

**36%

Television ****12%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**74%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chilani Bengali?

■ Chilani Bengali · ■ Chariduar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**61.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**976

Working population ****47.5%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 58.3% for women. 58% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 243 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (13%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 48 (7%) · **■** Marginal 314 (45%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chariduar

- Phulguri Nepali1,506 people
- Bindukuri T.E.1,498 people
- Dafala Bil1,488 people
- Sonai Miri Gaon1,477 people
- Kathal Guri T.E.1,469 people
- Akabasti Gaon1,428 people
- Akabasti Miri1,428 people
- Dholkoba T.E.1,369 people

[All 331 villages in Chariduar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/chariduar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chilani Bengali?1,472 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chilani Bengali in?Sonitpur district (Chariduar sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Chilani Bengali?65.3% (Census 2011)