# Challa Village, Barjora, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Barjora, Bankura 

# Challa

Challa is a village in Barjora sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,111 people in 265 households**, the 49th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,111people (2011)
- 265households
- 58.9%literacy
- 1,013females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Challa

Of every 100 households in Challa in 2011, 30 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Challa · ■ Barjora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**78%

Tap water ****91%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**65%

Use banking services ****14%**

**60%

Television ****28%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**20%

Own their home ****94%**

**98%

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 Challa?

■ Challa · ■ Barjora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1063**

**943

Working population ****48.5%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.7% for men and 49.2% for women. 61% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 288 (53%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 173 (32%) · **■** Marginal 54 (10%)

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 Barjora

- Baguli1,179 people
- Nirisha1,168 people
- Sangrampur1,154 people
- Tajpur Rampur1,147 people
- Jaykrishnapur Sarenga1,105 people
- Bara Bendya1,101 people
- Harekrishnapur1,076 people
- Radhaballavpur1,064 people

[All 198 villages in Barjora](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/barjora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Challa?1,111 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Challa in?Bankura district (Barjora sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Challa?58.9% (Census 2011)