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

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Village · Galsi - II, Barddhaman 

# Channa

Channa is a village in Galsi - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,465 people in 592 households**, the 20th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 2,465people (2011)
- 592households
- 50.7%literacy
- 1,039females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Channa

Of every 100 households in Channa in 2011, 28 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Channa · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**81%

Use banking services ****97%**

**66%

Television ****20%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**31%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Channa?

■ Channa · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.7%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**953

Working population ****51.0%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.8% for men and 43.9% for women. 62% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 135 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 374 (30%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 46 (4%) · **■** Marginal 695 (55%)

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

- Bhuri2,805 people
- Belan2,745 people
- Kurkuba2,714 people
- Hitta2,596 people
- Babla2,355 people
- Kurmuna2,286 people
- Mahara2,254 people
- Maszidpur2,163 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Channa?2,465 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Channa in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Channa?50.7% (Census 2011)