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

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Village · Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Charulya

Charulya is a village in Gangarampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **538 people in 114 households**, the 134th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 538people (2011)
- 114households
- 77.0%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Charulya

Of every 100 households in Charulya in 2011, 13 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Charulya · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

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

**32%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****17%**

**27%

Television ****9%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Charulya?

■ Charulya · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**936

Working population ****39.4%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 71.8% for women. 60% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (35%) · **■** Household industry 43 (20%) · **■** Other work 17 (8%) · **■** Marginal 6 (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 Gangarampur

- Udhura Prananathpur584 people
- Kamar Khair581 people
- Hazichak577 people
- Fayezpur563 people
- Khaspara537 people
- Damina526 people
- Jalilpur521 people
- Nitpur Prasadpur516 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Charulya?538 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Charulya in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Gangarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Charulya?77.0% (Census 2011)