# Chand Pukhuria Village, Balurghat – Population & Literacy

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Chand Pukhuria

Chand Pukhuria is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **115 people in 24 households**, the 278th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 115people (2011)
- 24households
- 92.3%literacy
- 1,130females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chand Pukhuria

Of every 100 households in Chand Pukhuria in 2011, 42 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chand Pukhuria · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****71%**

**41%

Television ****4%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Chand Pukhuria?

■ Chand Pukhuria · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.3%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1130**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1750**

**965

Working population ****49.6%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.0% for men and 88.9% for women. 57% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 16 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (67%) · **■** Other work 3 (5%)

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

- Masakpur129 people
- Badmulukkismat125 people
- Laksminarayanpur123 people
- Kamalpukur116 people
- Malakarpara113 people
- Chak Binod101 people
- Kashipukur98 people
- Chak Taher92 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chand Pukhuria?115 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chand Pukhuria in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chand Pukhuria?92.3% (Census 2011)