# Chhora Village, Ausgram - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Ausgram - II, Barddhaman 

# Chhora

Chhora is a village in Ausgram - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,145 people in 1,392 households**, the 1st largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 6,145people (2011)
- 1,392households
- 71.6%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhora

Of every 100 households in Chhora in 2011, 32 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chhora · ■ Ausgram - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**70%

Tap water ****30%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**82%

Use banking services ****46%**

**71%

Television ****13%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Chhora?

■ Chhora · ■ Ausgram - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**989

Working population ****49.3%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 63.7% for women. 60% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 209 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,430 (47%) · **■** Household industry 125 (4%) · **■** Other work 672 (22%) · **■** Marginal 592 (20%)

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 Ausgram - II

- Bhedia5,882 people
- Kota Chandipur5,177 people
- Amrargar4,937 people
- Eral4,612 people

[All 106 villages in Ausgram - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/ausgram-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chhora?6,145 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhora in?Barddhaman district (Ausgram - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chhora?71.6% (Census 2011)