# Chakmaha Village, Kushmundi, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kushmundi, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Chakmaha

Chakmaha is a village in Kushmundi sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **741 people in 178 households**, the 105th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 741people (2011)
- 178households
- 62.8%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chakmaha

Of every 100 households in Chakmaha in 2011, 40 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chakmaha · ■ Kushmundi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**17%

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

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****21%**

**18%

Television ****11%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Chakmaha?

■ Chakmaha · ■ Kushmundi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****781**

**955

Working population ****28.9%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.3% for men and 58.3% for women. 52% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 116 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (37%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 11 (5%)

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 Kushmundi

- Dikul770 people
- Nurulla Kuringarpara768 people
- Dharmadanga751 people
- Jajihat Hadipur747 people
- Acharul729 people
- Bhajna729 people
- Deulbari715 people
- Banshbari713 people

[All 231 villages in Kushmundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kushmundi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chakmaha?741 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakmaha in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kushmundi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chakmaha?62.8% (Census 2011)