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

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Village · Galsi - II, Barddhaman 

# Chandanpur

Chandanpur is a village in Galsi - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,491 people in 388 households**, the 38th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,491people (2011)
- 388households
- 80.1%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandanpur

Of every 100 households in Chandanpur in 2011, 69 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chandanpur · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**66%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**40%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**81%

Use banking services ****72%**

**66%

Television ****26%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**31%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Chandanpur?

■ Chandanpur · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1076**

**953

Working population ****31.7%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 71.7% for women. 55% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (8%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 113 (24%) · **■** Marginal 253 (54%)

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

- Mithapur1,695 people
- Mohanpur1,675 people
- Gomai1,629 people
- Syamsundarpur1,500 people
- Bakta1,482 people
- Darbarpur1,432 people
- Sonda1,431 people
- Sasanga1,374 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandanpur?1,491 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandanpur in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandanpur?80.1% (Census 2011)