# Chandpur Village, Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Chandpur

Chandpur is a village in Kumarganj sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **669 people in 174 households**, the 97th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 669people (2011)
- 174households
- 64.2%literacy
- 1,040females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandpur

Of every 100 households in Chandpur in 2011, 38 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chandpur · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**70%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**33%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****10%**

**25%

Television ****14%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**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 Chandpur?

■ Chandpur · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**951

Working population ****46.5%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 57.1% for women. 62% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (26%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 50 (16%) · **■** Marginal 113 (36%)

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

- Netradanga710 people
- Jarlai705 people
- Khamar Matizapur691 people
- Dharmmapur679 people
- Haripur665 people
- Mohipur663 people
- Puntair647 people
- Madhya Ramkrishnapur640 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandpur?669 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandpur?64.2% (Census 2011)