# Chandmukh Village, Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Chandmukh

Chandmukh is a village in Bansihari sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,242 people in 271 households**, the 39th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 1,242people (2011)
- 271households
- 85.9%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandmukh

Of every 100 households in Chandmukh in 2011, 46 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chandmukh · ■ Bansihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**58%

Tap water ****42%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****42%**

**32%

Television ****23%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Chandmukh?

■ Chandmukh · ■ Bansihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1120**

**972

Working population ****35.7%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 82.8% for women. 58% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 147 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (33%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (11%) · **■** Marginal 99 (22%)

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 Bansihari

- Sahananda1,331 people
- Bhitarmasun1,282 people
- Karkha1,256 people
- Khidirpur1,249 people
- Patara1,200 people
- Mirahati1,190 people
- Kakhar1,184 people
- Kalyani1,183 people

[All 161 villages in Bansihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/bansihari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandmukh?1,242 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandmukh in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Bansihari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandmukh?85.9% (Census 2011)