# Chaka Village, Khatra, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Khatra, Bankura 

# Chaka

Chaka is a village in Khatra sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,148 people in 247 households**, the 25th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 1,148people (2011)
- 247households
- 72.5%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chaka

Of every 100 households in Chaka in 2011, 44 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chaka · ■ Khatra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**89%

Use banking services ****71%**

**57%

Television ****17%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Chaka?

■ Chaka · ■ Khatra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**940

Working population ****32.9%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 61.5% for women. 44% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (12%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 45 (12%) · **■** Marginal 230 (61%)

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 Khatra

- Dharra Muli1,258 people
- Sindurpeti1,243 people
- Bantilla1,194 people
- Dumuria1,182 people
- Kadra1,125 people
- Gorabari1,063 people
- Jiakanali1,053 people
- Bena1,040 people

[All 153 villages in Khatra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/khatra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chaka?1,148 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaka in?Bankura district (Khatra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chaka?72.5% (Census 2011)