# Chenchurya Village, Taldangra, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Taldangra, Bankura 

# Chenchurya

Chenchurya is a village in Taldangra sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,185 people in 1,304 households**, the 2nd largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 6,185people (2011)
- 1,304households
- 74.6%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chenchurya

Of every 100 households in Chenchurya in 2011, 51 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chenchurya · ■ Taldangra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**85%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**88%

Use banking services ****67%**

**59%

Television ****34%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**19%

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 Chenchurya?

■ Chenchurya · ■ Taldangra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**978

Working population ****39.2%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 67.5% for women. 56% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 279 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 280 (12%) · **■** Household industry 49 (2%) · **■** Other work 886 (37%) · **■** Marginal 933 (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 Taldangra

- Rajpur7,497 people
- Bibarda5,399 people
- Panchmura3,719 people
- Gamarbani3,256 people
- Harmasra3,131 people

[All 145 villages in Taldangra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/taldangra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chenchurya?6,185 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chenchurya in?Bankura district (Taldangra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chenchurya?74.6% (Census 2011)