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

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Village · Galsi - II, Barddhaman 

# Chakmuria

Chakmuria is a village in Galsi - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,899 people in 508 households**, the 30th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,899people (2011)
- 508households
- 80.4%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chakmuria

Of every 100 households in Chakmuria in 2011, 58 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chakmuria · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**66%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**81%

Use banking services ****68%**

**66%

Television ****27%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**31%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Chakmuria?

■ Chakmuria · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786**

**953

Working population ****36.2%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 74.2% for women. 61% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 164 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 226 (33%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 240 (35%) · **■** Marginal 57 (8%)

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

- Irkona2,085 people
- Sarul2,051 people
- Parsura2,050 people
- Garamba2,041 people
- Pilgram1,746 people
- Ketna1,745 people
- Sankari1,725 people
- Mithapur1,695 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chakmuria?1,899 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakmuria in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chakmuria?80.4% (Census 2011)