# Chhiashi, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Chhiashi

Chhiashi 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 **239 people in 60 households**, the 247th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 239people (2011)
- 60households
- 83.3%literacy
- 1,025females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhiashi

Of every 100 households in Chhiashi in 2011, 52 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 19 a car.

■ Chhiashi · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**90%

Use banking services ****64%**

**41%

Television ****43%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****19%**

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**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 Chhiashi?

■ Chhiashi · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**965

Working population ****61.5%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 78.6% for women. 67% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Other work 11 (7%) · **■** Marginal 136 (93%)

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

- Jiapur251 people
- Gazipur246 people
- Satihar246 people
- Ghugudanga241 people
- Mobarakpur235 people
- Keotsar228 people
- Chak Durga217 people
- Paschim Jagannathpur212 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chhiashi?239 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhiashi in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chhiashi?83.3% (Census 2011)