# Chandul Village, Burdwan - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - I, Barddhaman 

# Chandul

Chandul is a village in Burdwan - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,464 people in 589 households**, the 24th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 2,464people (2011)
- 589households
- 82.8%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandul

Of every 100 households in Chandul in 2011, 51 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chandul · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**54%

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

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**48%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

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

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**74%

Use banking services ****35%**

**50%

Television ****28%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

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

**25%

Own their home ****90%**

**93%

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 Chandul?

■ Chandul · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****745**

**981

Working population ****46.8%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 74.3% for women. 67% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 130 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 253 (22%) · **■** Household industry 57 (5%) · **■** Other work 253 (22%) · **■** Marginal 461 (40%)

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 Burdwan - I

- Jiara2,643 people
- Malkita2,521 people
- Gopalpur2,516 people
- Kanchannarar2,477 people
- Bongpur2,438 people
- Daspur2,435 people
- Faridpur2,435 people
- Khetia2,421 people

[All 76 villages in Burdwan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandul?2,464 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandul in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandul?82.8% (Census 2011)