Village · Saltora, Bankura
# Chandra

Chandra is a village in Saltora sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 1,157 people in 247 households, the 44th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%.
- 1,157 people (2011)
- 247 households
- 58.8% literacy
- 935 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandra

Of every 100 households in Chandra in 2011, 24 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandra · ■ Saltora rural average
- Electricity for lighting 24% 32%
- Toilet within the home 14% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 86% 91%
- Tap water 1% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 10% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 66%
- Use banking services 84% 45%
- Television 7% 18%
- Mobile phone 16% 31%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 46% 36%
- Own their home 94% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chandra?

■ Chandra · ■ Saltora rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 58.8% 61.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 935 950
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1122 939
- Working population 51.5% 40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 43.3% for women. 53% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 107 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 35 (6%) · ■ Marginal 446 (75%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Saltora
- Alunia 1,187 people
- Bishjor 1,186 people
- Dhatla 1,185 people
- Dahuka 1,174 people
- Pabayan 1,101 people
- Krishnapur 1,076 people
- Rangamatia 1,037 people
- Chaubata 1,035 people

All 157 villages in Saltora

## Other places named Chandra
- Chandra · Village, Chandankiyari, Bokaro · 7,174 people
- Chandra · Village, Santipur, Nadia · 5,287 people
- Chandra · Village, Puncha, Puruliya · 3,884 people
- Chandra · Village, Misrikh, Sitapur · 3,737 people
- Chandra · Village, Balagarh, Hugli · 3,642 people
- Chandra · Village, Ormanjhi, Ranchi · 2,361 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Chandra? 1,157 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandra in? Bankura district (Saltora sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandra? 58.8% (Census 2011)

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