# Chhotkara Village, Barabani, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Barabani, Barddhaman 

# Chhotkara

Chhotkara is a village in Barabani sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,118 people in 425 households**, the 13th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 2,118people (2011)
- 425households
- 64.4%literacy
- 1,035females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhotkara

Of every 100 households in Chhotkara in 2011, 48 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhotkara · ■ Barabani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**8%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**13%

Use banking services ****54%**

**46%

Television ****46%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Chhotkara?

■ Chhotkara · ■ Barabani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1109**

**930

Working population ****31.7%**

**34.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 51.6% for women. 57% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 85 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 264 (39%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 229 (34%) · **■** Marginal 81 (12%)

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 Barabani

- Monohar Bahal2,522 people
- Baliapur2,332 people
- Barabani2,330 people
- Aliganja2,130 people
- Kapishtha1,932 people
- Parulbaria1,897 people
- Kantapahari1,864 people
- Baradang1,746 people

[All 46 villages in Barabani](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/barabani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chhotkara?2,118 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhotkara in?Barddhaman district (Barabani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chhotkara?64.4% (Census 2011)