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

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Village · Chanditala - II, Hugli 

# Thero

Thero is a village in Chanditala - II sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,051 people in 700 households**, the 7th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 3,051people (2011)
- 700households
- 76.4%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Thero

Of every 100 households in Thero in 2011, 76 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Thero · ■ Chanditala - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**86%

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

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**17%

Tap water ****6%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**51%

Use banking services ****62%**

**58%

Television ****46%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Thero?

■ Thero · ■ Chanditala - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****808**

**941

Working population ****37.8%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 71.6% for women. 64% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 175 (15%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 797 (69%) · **■** Marginal 117 (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

- Madhabpur3,982 people
- Adan3,785 people
- Beledanga3,777 people
- Khanpur3,427 people
- Okardaha2,944 people
- Bamandanga2,743 people
- Bankagachha2,424 people
- Duttapur2,285 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Thero?3,051 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thero in?Hugli district (Chanditala - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Thero?76.4% (Census 2011)