# Chandwak, Kerakat, Jaunpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kerakat, Jaunpur 

# Chandwak

Chandwak is a village in [Kerakat](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/kerakat/) sub-district of [Jaunpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **6,938 people in 1,078 households**, the 4th largest of 421 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 6,938people (2011)
- 1,078households
- 76.6%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandwak

Of every 100 households in Chandwak in 2011, 49 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chandwak · ■ Kerakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**81%

Tap water ****17%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**93%

Use banking services ****71%**

**82%

Television ****49%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**7%

Own their home ****97%**

**99%

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 Chandwak?

■ Chandwak · ■ Kerakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**1052

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**912

Working population ****29.6%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 68.1% for women. 43% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 294 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (3%) · **■** Household industry 165 (8%) · **■** Other work 717 (35%) · **■** Marginal 810 (39%)

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 Kerakat

- Marhi8,931 people
- Rehati7,549 people
- Behara6,970 people
- Hariharpur6,771 people
- Nahora5,959 people
- Naupur5,817 people
- Narhan5,761 people

[All 424 villages in Kerakat](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/kerakat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandwak?6,938 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandwak in?Jaunpur district (Kerakat sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chandwak?76.6% (Census 2011)