Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur
# Chak Sidal

Chak Sidal is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 621 people in 157 households, the 131st largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.
- 621 people (2011)
- 157 households
- 49.0% literacy
- 959 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chak Sidal

Of every 100 households in Chak Sidal in 2011, 34 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chak Sidal · ■ Balurghat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 34% 38%
- Toilet within the home 27% 33%
- No toilet (open defecation) 62% 65%
- Tap water 1% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 47% 47%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 90%
- Use banking services 8% 41%
- Television 16% 26%
- Mobile phone 14% 37%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 37% 26%
- Own their home 97% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chak Sidal?

■ Chak Sidal · ■ Balurghat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 49.0% 73.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 959 937
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 750 965
- Working population 47.7% 46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.6% for men and 46.4% for women. 57% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 3 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 17 (6%) · ■ Marginal 275 (93%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Balurghat
- Baniakuri 658 people
- Khashpur 638 people
- Siala 638 people
- Chhiail 636 people
- Pollapara 619 people
- Chhoto Raghunathpur 590 people
- Mamna 590 people
- Asair 588 people

All 307 villages in Balurghat

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Chak Sidal? 621 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak Sidal in? Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chak Sidal? 49.0% (Census 2011)

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