# Chak Hosen Village, Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Chak Hosen

Chak Hosen is a village in Tapan sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **259 people in 57 households**, the 234th largest of 271 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 259people (2011)
- 57households
- 84.6%literacy
- 824females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chak Hosen

Of every 100 households in Chak Hosen in 2011, 55 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chak Hosen · ■ Tapan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**31%

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

**24%

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

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**11%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****0%**

**26%

Television ****38%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Hosen?

■ Chak Hosen · ■ Tapan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****824**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**954

Working population ****35.9%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.4% for men and 72.3% for women. 59% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 55 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 15 (16%) · **■** Marginal 20 (22%)

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 Tapan

- Dilalpur272 people
- Pothai268 people
- Jamainkarai265 people
- Karai261 people
- Shibrampur254 people
- Jabrahar249 people
- Jadupur249 people
- Kesurkuri239 people

[All 279 villages in Tapan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/tapan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chak Hosen?259 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak Hosen in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Tapan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chak Hosen?84.6% (Census 2011)