# Taher Chak Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Taher Chak

Taher Chak is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **921 people in 221 households**, the 90th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 921people (2011)
- 221households
- 76.1%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Taher Chak

Of every 100 households in Taher Chak in 2011, 41 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Taher Chak · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****30%**

**41%

Television ****19%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Taher Chak?

■ Taher Chak · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027**

**965

Working population ****43.6%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 67.3% for women. 63% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 174 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 142 (35%) · **■** Household industry 56 (14%) · **■** Other work 16 (4%) · **■** Marginal 14 (3%)

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

- Sankarpur928 people
- Bara Kashipur926 people
- Kurmail926 people
- Parbatipur924 people
- Bhatpara917 people
- Paschim Thakurpur899 people
- Kalaibari891 people
- Mahadipur888 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Taher Chak?921 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taher Chak in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Taher Chak?76.1% (Census 2011)