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

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Chhiail

Chhiail is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **636 people in 149 households**, the 130th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 636people (2011)
- 149households
- 79.0%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhiail

Of every 100 households in Chhiail in 2011, 59 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhiail · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**38%

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

**33%

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

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**47%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****7%**

**41%

Television ****24%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**2%

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

**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 Chhiail?

■ Chhiail · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**965

Working population ****54.9%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 67.4% for women. 65% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 325 (93%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (4%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 7 (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

- Belain661 people
- Baniakuri658 people
- Khashpur638 people
- Siala638 people
- Chak Sidal621 people
- Pollapara619 people
- Chhoto Raghunathpur590 people
- Mamna590 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chhiail?636 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhiail in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chhiail?79.0% (Census 2011)