# Chak Karala Village, Pandabeswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Pandabeswar, Barddhaman 

# Chak Karala

Chak Karala is a village in Pandabeswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,331 people in 281 households**, the 10th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 1,331people (2011)
- 281households
- 69.6%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chak Karala

Of every 100 households in Chak Karala in 2011, 90 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chak Karala · ■ Pandabeswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**53%

Tap water ****30%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**20%

Use banking services ****66%**

**51%

Television ****69%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****51%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

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

**22%

Own their home ****55%**

**73%

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 Karala?

■ Chak Karala · ■ Pandabeswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1052**

**942

Working population ****29.8%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 61.4% for women. 52% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 12 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 163 (41%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 207 (52%) · **■** Marginal 14 (4%)

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 Pandabeswar

- Joalbhanga2,070 people
- Gobindapur1,898 people
- Bajari1,583 people
- Chak Jharia1,497 people
- Deshlopa1,178 people
- Konda916 people
- Bhaluka681 people
- Bhatmura594 people

[All 15 villages in Pandabeswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/pandabeswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chak Karala?1,331 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak Karala in?Barddhaman district (Pandabeswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chak Karala?69.6% (Census 2011)