Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur
# Chakhay

Chakhay is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 1,087 people in 266 households, the 62nd largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.
- 1,087 people (2011)
- 266 households
- 71.7% literacy
- 931 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chakhay

Of every 100 households in Chakhay in 2011, 45 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chakhay · ■ Balurghat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 45% 38%
- Toilet within the home 48% 33%
- No toilet (open defecation) 49% 65%
- Tap water 3% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 37% 47%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 90%
- Use banking services 54% 41%
- Television 33% 26%
- Mobile phone 53% 37%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 2%
- None of these assets 27% 26%
- Own their home 99% 97%

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

## What is the population of Chakhay?

■ Chakhay · ■ Balurghat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.7% 73.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 931 937
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1260 965
- Working population 44.3% 46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 66.8% for women. 61% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 74 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 155 (32%) · ■ Household industry 39 (8%) · ■ Other work 146 (30%) · ■ Marginal 67 (14%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Balurghat
- Badbangi 1,159 people
- Paschim Kalikapur 1,151 people
- Badalpur 1,132 people
- Jhapursi 1,130 people
- Dangbiral 1,085 people
- Jantigram 1,076 people
- Idrakpur 1,067 people
- Jagannathbati 1,063 people

All 307 villages in Balurghat

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Chakhay? 1,087 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakhay in? Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chakhay? 71.7% (Census 2011)

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