# Chandra Village, Mangolkote, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Mangolkote, Barddhaman 

# Chandra

Chandra is a village in Mangolkote sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **313 people in 82 households**, the 123rd largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 313people (2011)
- 82households
- 87.3%literacy
- 886females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandra

Of every 100 households in Chandra in 2011, 78 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandra · ■ Mangolkote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**60%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****23%**

**59%

Television ****34%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**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 Chandra?

■ Chandra · ■ Mangolkote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**986

Working population ****35.5%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.0% for men and 77.4% for women. 64% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (22%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 7 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Bhinbhina392 people
- Kogram383 people
- Tikuri346 people
- Dwarshini332 people
- Chak Parag290 people
- Uttar Brahmapur285 people
- Uttar Banpara274 people
- Maliara235 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandra?313 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandra in?Barddhaman district (Mangolkote sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandra?87.3% (Census 2011)