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

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Chandipur

Chandipur is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **277 people in 70 households**, the 235th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 277people (2011)
- 70households
- 89.8%literacy
- 847females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandipur

Of every 100 households in Chandipur in 2011, 79 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chandipur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**65%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****30%**

**41%

Television ****54%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Chandipur?

■ Chandipur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.8%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****847**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**965

Working population ****44.8%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.2% for men and 84.3% for women. 75% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 98 (79%) · **■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 11 (9%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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

- Karimgutin284 people
- Chak Sridhar282 people
- Kodla282 people
- Kismat Jasahar280 people
- Kasipur277 people
- Barakhail273 people
- Dakshin Nagar267 people
- Bikuch264 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandipur?277 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandipur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandipur?89.8% (Census 2011)