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

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Village · Kushmundi, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Chandipur

Chandipur is a village in Kushmundi sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,627 people in 650 households**, the 7th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 2,627people (2011)
- 650households
- 61.7%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandipur

Of every 100 households in Chandipur in 2011, 10 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandipur · ■ Kushmundi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**29%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**93%

Use banking services ****8%**

**18%

Television ****5%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chandipur?

■ Chandipur · ■ Kushmundi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888**

**955

Working population ****43.6%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.4% for men and 55.0% for women. 59% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 365 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 629 (55%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (2%) · **■** Marginal 123 (11%)

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

- Karangi3,772 people
- Kasba3,710 people
- Ukhalia3,432 people
- Sarala2,848 people
- Berail2,459 people
- Chausa2,432 people
- Udaypur2,378 people
- Lohaganja2,367 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandipur?2,627 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandipur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kushmundi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandipur?61.7% (Census 2011)