# Chakulia Village, Mangolkote, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Mangolkote, Barddhaman 

# Chakulia

Chakulia is a village in Mangolkote sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,505 people in 356 households**, the 65th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 1,505people (2011)
- 356households
- 61.1%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chakulia

Of every 100 households in Chakulia in 2011, 24 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chakulia · ■ Mangolkote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**60%

Tap water ****58%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**26%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**90%

Use banking services ****22%**

**59%

Television ****15%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**36%

Own their home ****94%**

**97%

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 Chakulia?

■ Chakulia · ■ Mangolkote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1086**

**986

Working population ****32.1%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.9% for men and 56.9% for women. 58% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 182 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (18%) · **■** Other work 23 (5%) · **■** Marginal 190 (39%)

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 Mangolkote

- Atghara1,570 people
- Taldanga1,556 people
- Paschim Gopalpur1,554 people
- Bhatpara1,550 people
- Barulia1,494 people
- Chaitanyapur1,463 people
- Masaru1,336 people
- Palashi1,320 people

[All 132 villages in Mangolkote](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/mangolkote/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chakulia?1,505 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakulia in?Barddhaman district (Mangolkote sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chakulia?61.1% (Census 2011)