# Chaugan Village, Vishnupur, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Vishnupur, Bankura 

# Chaugan

Chaugan is a village in Vishnupur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **813 people in 191 households**, the 71st largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 813people (2011)
- 191households
- 55.9%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chaugan

Of every 100 households in Chaugan in 2011, 17 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chaugan · ■ Vishnupur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**24%

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

**3%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****84%**

**62%

Television ****10%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**16%

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 Chaugan?

■ Chaugan · ■ Vishnupur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**985

Working population ****43.8%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 40.7% for women. 56% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 28 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (20%) · **■** Other work 144 (40%) · **■** Marginal 113 (32%)

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 Vishnupur

- Dhansol831 people
- Gopalpur824 people
- Bhatra817 people
- Dihar815 people
- Banamalipur794 people
- Katna794 people
- Tribanka769 people
- Ramchandrapur718 people

[All 161 villages in Vishnupur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/vishnupur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chaugan?813 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaugan in?Bankura district (Vishnupur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chaugan?55.9% (Census 2011)