# Pakur Village, Chanditala - I, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanditala - I, Hugli 

# Pakur

Pakur is a village in Chanditala - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,997 people in 952 households**, the 6th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.9%.

- 3,997people (2011)
- 952households
- 86.6%literacy
- 1,061females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pakur

Of every 100 households in Pakur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pakur · ■ Chanditala - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**31%

Tap water ****2%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%**

**68%

Use banking services ****74%**

**54%

Television ****63%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**11%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Pakur?

■ Pakur · ■ Chanditala - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%**

**82.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1061**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023**

**977

Working population ****35.2%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 82.3% for women. 63% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 226 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 166 (12%) · **■** Household industry 105 (7%) · **■** Other work 754 (54%) · **■** Marginal 155 (11%)

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

- Sehakhala6,434 people
- Bhadua4,704 people
- Kanaidanga4,517 people
- Patul4,083 people
- Akuni3,759 people
- Bandpur3,594 people
- Banamalipur3,443 people
- Aniya3,281 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pakur?3,997 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pakur in?Hugli district (Chanditala - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pakur?86.6% (Census 2011)