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

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Chakismail

Chakismail is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **329 people in 76 households**, the 214th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 329people (2011)
- 76households
- 83.9%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chakismail

Of every 100 households in Chakismail in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chakismail · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**90%

Use banking services ****50%**

**41%

Television ****1%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chakismail?

■ Chakismail · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**965

Working population ****53.2%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 75.7% for women. 53% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (5%) · **■** Marginal 99 (57%)

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

- Chingra341 people
- Uchhakapur341 people
- Kutubpur339 people
- Amril329 people
- Gorahar329 people
- Bangi325 people
- Sialdanga314 people
- Taksail310 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chakismail?329 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakismail in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chakismail?83.9% (Census 2011)