# Chupi Village, Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman 

# Chupi

Chupi is a village in Purbasthali - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,159 people in 1,596 households**, the 2nd largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 7,159people (2011)
- 1,596households
- 70.5%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chupi

Of every 100 households in Chupi in 2011, 42 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chupi · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**24%

Tap water ****27%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**91%

Use banking services ****54%**

**44%

Television ****24%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Chupi?

■ Chupi · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**970

Working population ****35.4%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 64.3% for women. 59% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 73 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 577 (23%) · **■** Household industry 150 (6%) · **■** Other work 1,273 (50%) · **■** Marginal 458 (18%)

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 - II

- Majida9,267 people
- Falea6,944 people
- Sinhari6,911 people
- Nimdaha6,873 people
- Parulia6,447 people

[All 90 villages in Purbasthali - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chupi?7,159 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chupi in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chupi?70.5% (Census 2011)