# Chak Bhatshala Village, Balurghat – Population & Literacy

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Chak Bhatshala

Chak Bhatshala is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **746 people in 194 households**, the 116th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 746people (2011)
- 194households
- 67.0%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chak Bhatshala

Of every 100 households in Chak Bhatshala in 2011, 32 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chak Bhatshala · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**65%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**47%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****13%**

**41%

Television ****22%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bhatshala?

■ Chak Bhatshala · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865**

**965

Working population ****45.0%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 61.1% for women. 63% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 152 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 153 (46%) · **■** Other work 13 (4%) · **■** Marginal 18 (5%)

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

- Manail762 people
- Chak Shyam756 people
- Fatepur753 people
- Sirahi753 people
- Trikul744 people
- Chak Harina710 people
- Gobindpur705 people
- Chak Manipur695 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chak Bhatshala?746 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak Bhatshala in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chak Bhatshala?67.0% (Census 2011)