# Chakalam Village, Galsi - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - II, Barddhaman 

# Chakalam

Chakalam is a village in Galsi - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **175 people in 43 households**, the 71st largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 175people (2011)
- 43households
- 46.6%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chakalam

Of every 100 households in Chakalam in 2011, 11 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chakalam · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**40%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**81%

Use banking services ****100%**

**66%

Television ****9%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Chakalam?

■ Chakalam · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.6%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1471**

**953

Working population ****61.7%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.5% for men and 46.8% for women. 64% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 108 (100%)

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 Galsi - II

- Khanhati381 people
- Sanota377 people
- Balna373 people
- Atushi199 people
- Dalpur116 people
- Mauri95 people

[All 73 villages in Galsi - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chakalam?175 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakalam in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chakalam?46.6% (Census 2011)