# Chhamna Village, Mayureswar - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Mayureswar - II, Birbhum 

# Chhamna

Chhamna is a village in Mayureswar - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,727 people in 477 households**, the 16th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 1,727people (2011)
- 477households
- 71.4%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhamna

Of every 100 households in Chhamna in 2011, 32 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chhamna · ■ Mayureswar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

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

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**90%

Use banking services ****22%**

**23%

Television ****13%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**41%

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 Chhamna?

■ Chhamna · ■ Mayureswar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**963

Working population ****49.8%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 65.2% for women. 65% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 119 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 235 (27%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 99 (12%) · **■** Marginal 405 (47%)

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 Mayureswar - II

- Kamarhati2,096 people
- Birnagar1,931 people
- Beja1,882 people
- Chaulja1,729 people
- Kundala1,723 people
- Jhalka1,659 people
- Narayanghati1,651 people
- Daspalsa1,621 people

[All 131 villages in Mayureswar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mayureswar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chhamna?1,727 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhamna in?Birbhum district (Mayureswar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chhamna?71.4% (Census 2011)