# Chandpur Village, Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Chandpur

Chandpur is a village in Purbasthali - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,992 people in 507 households**, the 20th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 1,992people (2011)
- 507households
- 83.3%literacy
- 994females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandpur

Of every 100 households in Chandpur in 2011, 59 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandpur · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**40%

Tap water ****22%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**81%

Use banking services ****36%**

**48%

Television ****33%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**26%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Chandpur?

■ Chandpur · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1225**

**954

Working population ****44.6%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 76.5% for women. 62% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (10%) · **■** Household industry 292 (33%) · **■** Other work 251 (28%) · **■** Marginal 231 (26%)

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 Purbasthali - I

- Bhatsala2,599 people
- Manganpur2,496 people
- Mudafar Falahari2,279 people
- Minapur2,105 people
- Sonarudra1,937 people
- Bhaturia1,882 people
- Dhoba1,881 people
- Kusagaria1,876 people

[All 95 villages in Purbasthali - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandpur?1,992 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandpur in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandpur?83.3% (Census 2011)