# Chilara Village, Shyampur - II, Haora (West Bengal)

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Village · Shyampur - II, Haora 

# Chilara

Chilara is a village in Shyampur - II sub-district of Haora district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **609 people in 136 households**, the 70th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.

- 609people (2011)
- 136households
- 84.7%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chilara

Of every 100 households in Chilara in 2011, 47 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chilara · ■ Shyampur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****26%**

**28%

Television ****24%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Chilara?

■ Chilara · ■ Shyampur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%**

**80.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**961

Working population ****40.7%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 78.0% for women. 66% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (27%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 92 (37%) · **■** Marginal 52 (21%)

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 Shyampur - II

- Basantapur729 people
- Sajinagachhi719 people
- Kanthaldaha621 people
- Paikbar619 people
- Satghara546 people
- Chathari393 people
- Manirampur343 people

[All 73 villages in Shyampur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/haora/shyampur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chilara?609 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chilara in?Haora district (Shyampur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chilara?84.7% (Census 2011)