# Chakamod Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Chakamod

Chakamod is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **474 people in 129 households**, the 169th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 474people (2011)
- 129households
- 67.3%literacy
- 1,097females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chakamod

Of every 100 households in Chakamod in 2011, 69 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chakamod · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**90%

Use banking services ****39%**

**41%

Television ****34%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**2%

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

**26%

Own their home ****78%**

**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 Chakamod?

■ Chakamod · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1097**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1105**

**965

Working population ****53.8%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 57.7% for women. 67% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 80 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (17%) · **■** Household industry 20 (8%) · **■** Other work 42 (16%) · **■** Marginal 69 (27%)

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

- Chak Bhriguram477 people
- Jamrail477 people
- Rajarampur477 people
- Gutin475 people
- Jhinaipota474 people
- Sobra473 people
- Sibpur470 people
- Santara469 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chakamod?474 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakamod in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chakamod?67.3% (Census 2011)