# Chandra Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Chandra

Chandra is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,642 people in 891 households**, the 10th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 3,642people (2011)
- 891households
- 83.7%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandra

Of every 100 households in Chandra in 2011, 75 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chandra · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**40%

Tap water ****21%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**81%

Use banking services ****55%**

**48%

Television ****56%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**21%

Own their home ****95%**

**94%

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 Chandra?

■ Chandra · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934**

**948

Working population ****33.3%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 78.7% for women. 58% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 254 (21%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 787 (65%) · **■** Marginal 68 (6%)

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 Balagarh

- Dumurdahadham4,817 people
- Nutan Char Krishnabati4,715 people
- Kaliagar4,450 people
- Sukharia3,889 people
- Sija3,612 people
- Hasimpur3,534 people
- Chandi Gachha3,446 people
- Somra3,431 people

[All 132 villages in Balagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/balagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandra?3,642 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandra in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandra?83.7% (Census 2011)