# Chak Dhara Village, Sainthia, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Sainthia, Birbhum 

# Chak Dhara

Chak Dhara is a village in Sainthia sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **305 people in 75 households**, the 171st largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 305people (2011)
- 75households
- 83.7%literacy
- 860females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chak Dhara

Of every 100 households in Chak Dhara in 2011, 27 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chak Dhara · ■ Sainthia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**18%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**85%

Use banking services ****100%**

**57%

Television ****8%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chak Dhara?

■ Chak Dhara · ■ Sainthia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**961

Working population ****50.5%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 75.0% for women. 56% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 112 (73%) · **■** Other work 7 (5%) · **■** Marginal 35 (23%)

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 Sainthia

- Mahulara329 people
- Dakshin Siur318 people
- Beran314 people
- Shimulia311 people
- Mahishadahari301 people
- Birsingha296 people
- Saoldihi293 people
- Tegharia293 people

[All 230 villages in Sainthia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/sainthia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chak Dhara?305 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak Dhara in?Birbhum district (Sainthia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chak Dhara?83.7% (Census 2011)