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

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Chaurapara

Chaurapara is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **393 people in 98 households**, the 192nd largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 393people (2011)
- 98households
- 81.3%literacy
- 1,079females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chaurapara

Of every 100 households in Chaurapara in 2011, 100 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chaurapara · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**65%

Tap water ****9%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**47%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****52%**

**41%

Television ****75%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chaurapara?

■ Chaurapara · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1079**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**965

Working population ****47.8%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 71.1% for women. 60% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (31%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (5%) · **■** Marginal 67 (36%)

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

- Bhulkipur420 people
- Uttar Chakbhabani420 people
- Tursail406 people
- Bhabanipur402 people
- Dakshin Chakalam393 people
- Piakhan387 people
- Bharendra382 people
- Uttar Sibrampur380 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chaurapara?393 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaurapara in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chaurapara?81.3% (Census 2011)