# Chak Balaram, Memari - II, Barddhaman – Population & Literacy

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Village · Memari - II, Barddhaman 

# Chak Balaram

Chak Balaram is a village in [Memari - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/memari-ii/) sub-district of [Barddhaman](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **3,543 people in 853 households**, the 12th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 3,543people (2011)
- 853households
- 70.8%literacy
- 1,003females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chak Balaram

Of every 100 households in Chak Balaram in 2011, 59 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chak Balaram · ■ Memari - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**65%

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

**53%

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

**45%

Tap water ****9%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**83%

Use banking services ****87%**

**67%

Television ****30%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

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

**3%

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

**20%

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 Chak Balaram?

■ Chak Balaram · ■ Memari - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1079**

**963

Working population ****44.0%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 61.9% for women. 60% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 153 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 609 (39%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 151 (10%) · **■** Marginal 641 (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 Memari - II

- Jabui4,066 people
- Shridharpur3,872 people
- Bishnupur3,863 people
- Naohati3,709 people
- Barwa3,388 people
- Mashagaria2,504 people
- Bamunia2,369 people
- Jakra2,262 people

[All 89 villages in Memari - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/memari-ii/villages/)

## Other places named Chak Balaram

- Chak Balaram · Village, Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur · 1,183 people
- Chak Balaram · Village, Hilli, Dakshin Dinajpur · 519 people
- Chak Balaram · Village, Dubrajpur, Birbhum · 288 people
- Chak Balaram · Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur · 269 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chak Balaram?3,543 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak Balaram in?Barddhaman district (Memari - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chak Balaram?70.8% (Census 2011)