# Chandpur Village, Simlapal, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Simlapal, Bankura 

# Chandpur

Chandpur is a village in Simlapal sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,314 people in 285 households**, the 23rd largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 1,314people (2011)
- 285households
- 81.1%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandpur

Of every 100 households in Chandpur in 2011, 63 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandpur · ■ Simlapal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**84%

Use banking services ****80%**

**52%

Television ****19%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chandpur?

■ Chandpur · ■ Simlapal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1229**

**960

Working population ****36.8%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 69.8% for women. 55% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 256 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 32 (7%) · **■** Marginal 184 (38%)

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 Simlapal

- Dhuliapur1,425 people
- Puipal1,334 people
- Khamardanga1,331 people
- Ghoradhara1,323 people
- Karakanali1,307 people
- Dhanghari1,292 people
- Putiadaha1,270 people
- Dhankhunia1,231 people

[All 202 villages in Simlapal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/simlapal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandpur?1,314 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandpur in?Bankura district (Simlapal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandpur?81.1% (Census 2011)