# Chak-Barham Village, Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Chak-Barham

Chak-Barham is a village in Kumarganj sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,282 people in 568 households**, the 12th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 2,282people (2011)
- 568households
- 74.6%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chak-Barham

Of every 100 households in Chak-Barham in 2011, 27 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chak-Barham · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**33%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%**

**93%

Use banking services ****15%**

**25%

Television ****17%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**33%

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 Chak-Barham?

■ Chak-Barham · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**951

Working population ****47.3%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 68.7% for women. 60% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 199 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 573 (53%) · **■** Household industry 52 (5%) · **■** Other work 125 (12%) · **■** Marginal 130 (12%)

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 Kumarganj

- Katla2,474 people
- Bhour2,456 people
- Tara2,332 people
- Balupara2,318 people
- Beltara2,151 people
- Kharail2,029 people
- Chak Ramray1,957 people
- Kalna1,943 people

[All 218 villages in Kumarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kumarganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chak-Barham?2,282 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak-Barham in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chak-Barham?74.6% (Census 2011)