# Bara Choughara Village, Chanditala - I, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanditala - I, Hugli 

# Bara Choughara

Bara Choughara is a village in Chanditala - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **788 people in 178 households**, the 42nd largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.9%.

- 788people (2011)
- 178households
- 80.5%literacy
- 1,036females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bara Choughara

Of every 100 households in Bara Choughara in 2011, 62 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bara Choughara · ■ Chanditala - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**31%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**68%

Use banking services ****75%**

**54%

Television ****44%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**11%

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 Bara Choughara?

■ Bara Choughara · ■ Chanditala - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%**

**82.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1152**

**977

Working population ****32.7%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 75.5% for women. 60% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (24%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 102 (40%) · **■** Marginal 24 (9%)

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 Chanditala - I

- Malipukur945 people
- Gopalpur901 people
- Sadpur888 people
- Banipur840 people
- Raghunathpur645 people
- Ganeshpur474 people
- Ban Panchbere465 people
- Dudhkanra391 people

[All 47 villages in Chanditala - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/chanditala-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bara Choughara?788 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara Choughara in?Hugli district (Chanditala - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bara Choughara?80.5% (Census 2011)