# Chhota Chenga Village, Naxalbari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Naxalbari, Darjiling 

# Chhota Chenga

Chhota Chenga is a village in Naxalbari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **754 people in 167 households**, the 45th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 754people (2011)
- 167households
- 64.4%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhota Chenga

Of every 100 households in Chhota Chenga in 2011, 60 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhota Chenga · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**52%

Tap water ****20%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**39%

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

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**83%

Use banking services ****4%**

**34%

Television ****44%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**19%

Own their home ****47%**

**78%

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 Chhota Chenga?

■ Chhota Chenga · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896**

**966

Working population ****55.6%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 50.2% for women. 55% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 179 (43%) · **■** Marginal 235 (56%)

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 Naxalbari

- Bara Maniram886 people
- Mudir Jangal845 people
- Jamidarguri790 people
- Mirjangler Chhat787 people
- Marapur738 people
- Nehal731 people
- Bharatsing700 people
- Udiarip663 people

[All 94 villages in Naxalbari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/naxalbari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chhota Chenga?754 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhota Chenga in?Darjiling district (Naxalbari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chhota Chenga?64.4% (Census 2011)