# Chanchal Village, Memari - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Memari - I, Barddhaman 

# Chanchal

Chanchal is a village in Memari - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **11,476 people in 2,528 households**, the 1st largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 11,476people (2011)
- 2,528households
- 72.8%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chanchal

Of every 100 households in Chanchal in 2011, 62 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chanchal · ■ Memari - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**43%

Tap water ****4%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**74%

Use banking services ****27%**

**39%

Television ****33%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Chanchal?

■ Chanchal · ■ Memari - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**973

Working population ****47.4%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 65.3% for women. 59% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 427 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,286 (42%) · **■** Household industry 604 (11%) · **■** Other work 1,487 (27%) · **■** Marginal 632 (12%)

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 Memari - I

- Palla6,675 people
- Amadpur5,507 people
- Rasulpur5,091 people
- Nimo4,710 people

[All 112 villages in Memari - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/memari-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chanchal?11,476 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chanchal in?Barddhaman district (Memari - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chanchal?72.8% (Census 2011)