# Chhora Village, Rampurhat - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Rampurhat - I, Birbhum 

# Chhora

Chhora is a village in Rampurhat - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,311 people in 560 households**, the 31st largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 2,311people (2011)
- 560households
- 59.7%literacy
- 1,004females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhora

Of every 100 households in Chhora in 2011, 21 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhora · ■ Rampurhat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**80%

Tap water ****3%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**87%

Use banking services ****49%**

**43%

Television ****14%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**92%

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 Chhora?

■ Chhora · ■ Rampurhat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**945

Working population ****39.3%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 50.6% for women. 57% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 128 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (15%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 483 (53%) · **■** Marginal 157 (17%)

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 Rampurhat - I

- Chakpara2,451 people
- Khedamara2,379 people
- Akhira2,367 people
- Sadinpur2,350 people
- Serpur2,107 people
- Lakshmibati2,002 people
- Nirasia1,941 people
- Binodpur1,933 people

[All 119 villages in Rampurhat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/rampurhat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chhora?2,311 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhora in?Birbhum district (Rampurhat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chhora?59.7% (Census 2011)