# Chanak Village, Mangolkote, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Mangolkote, Barddhaman 

# Chanak

Chanak is a village in Mangolkote sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,953 people in 461 households**, the 52nd largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 1,953people (2011)
- 461households
- 68.4%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chanak

Of every 100 households in Chanak in 2011, 48 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chanak · ■ Mangolkote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**60%

Tap water ****42%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**90%

Use banking services ****45%**

**59%

Television ****38%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chanak?

■ Chanak · ■ Mangolkote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**986

Working population ****43.2%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 61.7% for women. 63% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 92 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 158 (19%) · **■** Household industry 49 (6%) · **■** Other work 196 (23%) · **■** Marginal 349 (41%)

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

- Paschim Nabagram2,009 people
- Banpara1,999 people
- Aogram1,991 people
- Jalpara1,959 people
- Sanri1,833 people
- Madhpur1,760 people
- Saota1,701 people
- Palpara1,697 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chanak?1,953 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chanak in?Barddhaman district (Mangolkote sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chanak?68.4% (Census 2011)