# Uttam Chand Village, Naxalbari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Naxalbari, Darjiling 

# Uttam Chand

Uttam Chand is a village in Naxalbari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **569 people in 118 households**, the 54th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 569people (2011)
- 118households
- 47.3%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Uttam Chand

Of every 100 households in Uttam Chand in 2011, 72 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Uttam Chand · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**67%

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

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**52%

Tap water ****98%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**83%

Use banking services ****33%**

**34%

Television ****33%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**19%

Own their home ****3%**

**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 Uttam Chand?

■ Uttam Chand · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.3%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**966

Working population ****40.8%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.0% for men and 35.8% for women. 46% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 124 (53%) · **■** Marginal 106 (46%)

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

- Mahasing662 people
- Satbhaiya655 people
- Huchaimallik616 people
- Gaziram579 people
- Bhelu564 people
- Uttam Chanded Chhat538 people
- Dalkajhar Forest512 people
- Dhanibanir Chhat509 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Uttam Chand?569 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uttam Chand in?Darjiling district (Naxalbari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Uttam Chand?47.3% (Census 2011)