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

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Chilimbad

Chilimbad is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **173 people in 52 households**, the 260th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 173people (2011)
- 52households
- 68.1%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chilimbad

Of every 100 households in Chilimbad in 2011, 15 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chilimbad · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**90%

Use banking services ****44%**

**41%

Television ****2%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****59%**

**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 Chilimbad?

■ Chilimbad · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2250**

**965

Working population ****61.3%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 58.7% for women. 63% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 15 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (34%) · **■** Other work 5 (5%) · **■** Marginal 50 (47%)

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

- Chak Ramnarayan191 people
- Gopinathpur187 people
- Damai178 people
- Kesabpur178 people
- Nihi Nagar173 people
- Asurakrisnabati172 people
- Chakbajit171 people
- Kaliha171 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chilimbad?173 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chilimbad in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chilimbad?68.1% (Census 2011)