# Chak Hosen Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Chak Hosen

Chak Hosen is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **519 people in 127 households**, the 156th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 519people (2011)
- 127households
- 60.8%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chak Hosen

Of every 100 households in Chak Hosen in 2011, 10 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chak Hosen · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%**

**90%

Use banking services ****33%**

**41%

Television ****6%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**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 Hosen?

■ Chak Hosen · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760**

**965

Working population ****49.3%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.1% for men and 55.6% for women. 64% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 76 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (7%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (11%) · **■** Marginal 131 (51%)

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

- Krishnagar532 people
- Chak Bhikan530 people
- Ristara524 people
- Madanganj522 people
- Kalikapur512 people
- Satrai512 people
- Ekmail507 people
- Katna507 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chak Hosen?519 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak Hosen in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chak Hosen?60.8% (Census 2011)