# Chandanpur Village, Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Chandanpur

Chandanpur is a village in Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,849 people in 445 households**, the 33rd largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,849people (2011)
- 445households
- 64.6%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandanpur

Of every 100 households in Chandanpur in 2011, 27 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chandanpur · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**73%

Tap water ****74%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**82%

Use banking services ****81%**

**61%

Television ****21%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Chandanpur?

■ Chandanpur · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009**

**972

Working population ****45.9%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 56.0% for women. 60% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 104 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 362 (43%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 309 (36%) · **■** Marginal 67 (8%)

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 Bolpur Sriniketan

- Goalpara2,044 people
- Salan2,038 people
- Chhota Shimulia1,940 people
- Panchshoa1,851 people
- Supur1,803 people
- Adityapur1,785 people
- Kankutia1,752 people
- Bergram1,737 people

[All 169 villages in Bolpur Sriniketan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/bolpur-sriniketan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandanpur?1,849 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandanpur in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandanpur?64.6% (Census 2011)