# Chak Andharu Village, Balurghat – Population & Literacy

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Chak Andharu

Chak Andharu is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,025 people in 253 households**, the 72nd largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,025people (2011)
- 253households
- 68.1%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chak Andharu

Of every 100 households in Chak Andharu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chak Andharu · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**90%

Use banking services ****12%**

**41%

Television ****2%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Andharu?

■ Chak Andharu · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****776**

**965

Working population ****42.4%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 58.4% for women. 49% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 212 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (3%) · **■** Marginal 186 (43%)

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 Balurghat

- Harigaon1,050 people
- Dumair1,039 people
- Salgoan1,039 people
- Majhigram1,031 people
- Belgharia1,022 people
- Raypur1,020 people
- Madhabpara1,004 people
- Alipur1,003 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chak Andharu?1,025 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak Andharu in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chak Andharu?68.1% (Census 2011)