# Chanditala Village, Chanditala - II, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanditala - II, Hugli 

# Chanditala

Chanditala is a village in Chanditala - II sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,984 people in 973 households**, the 2nd largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 3,984people (2011)
- 973households
- 85.5%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chanditala

Of every 100 households in Chanditala in 2011, 83 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chanditala · ■ Chanditala - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**17%

Tap water ****6%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%**

**51%

Use banking services ****61%**

**58%

Television ****70%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**8%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 Chanditala?

■ Chanditala · ■ Chanditala - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**941

Working population ****39.8%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 81.2% for women. 64% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 36 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (3%) · **■** Household industry 116 (7%) · **■** Other work 1,226 (77%) · **■** Marginal 156 (10%)

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 - II

- Kalachhara4,225 people
- Madhabpur3,982 people
- Adan3,785 people
- Beledanga3,777 people
- Khanpur3,427 people

[All 20 villages in Chanditala - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/chanditala-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chanditala?3,984 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chanditala in?Hugli district (Chanditala - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chanditala?85.5% (Census 2011)