# Chakkasi, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Chakkasi

Chakkasi is a village in [Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/) sub-district of [Dakshin Dinajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **791 people in 210 households**, the 111th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 791people (2011)
- 210households
- 87.9%literacy
- 1,008females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chakkasi

Of every 100 households in Chakkasi in 2011, 51 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chakkasi · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**65%

Tap water ****3%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**90%

Use banking services ****48%**

**41%

Television ****36%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Chakkasi?

■ Chakkasi · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**965

Working population ****46.8%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 85.4% for women. 70% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 141 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (6%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 130 (35%) · **■** Marginal 69 (19%)

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

- Gopinagar821 people
- Chak Chandan813 people
- Chak Bakhar800 people
- Rampur Kismat792 people
- Manail762 people
- Chak Shyam756 people
- Fatepur753 people
- Sirahi753 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chakkasi?791 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakkasi in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chakkasi?87.9% (Census 2011)