# Chamuk Village, Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Chamuk

Chamuk is a village in Gangarampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **339 people in 72 households**, the 168th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 339people (2011)
- 72households
- 86.9%literacy
- 766females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chamuk

Of every 100 households in Chamuk in 2011, 62 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chamuk · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**32%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****30%**

**27%

Television ****18%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**37%

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 Chamuk?

■ Chamuk · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****766**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****464**

**936

Working population ****31.9%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 82.8% for women. 54% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 71 (66%) · **■** Marginal 37 (34%)

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 Gangarampur

- Deodhara349 people
- Karail349 people
- Sadipur346 people
- Ilamtair343 people
- Bhabanipur333 people
- Nalafarka320 people
- Chandipara316 people
- Kabirpur309 people

[All 202 villages in Gangarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/gangarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chamuk?339 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chamuk in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Gangarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chamuk?86.9% (Census 2011)