# Chautara Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Chautara

Chautara is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,353 people in 759 households**, the 16th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 3,353people (2011)
- 759households
- 78.2%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chautara

Of every 100 households in Chautara in 2011, 61 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chautara · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**48%

Tap water ****2%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**84%

Use banking services ****63%**

**58%

Television ****35%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**18%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Chautara?

■ Chautara · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**962

Working population ****39.9%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 70.5% for women. 65% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 366 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 351 (26%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 363 (27%) · **■** Marginal 249 (19%)

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 Dhaniakhali

- Mreja Nagar3,729 people
- Rajipur3,659 people
- Palasi3,618 people
- Bishnupur3,361 people
- Gangeshnagar3,333 people
- Kumrul3,324 people
- Rameswarbati3,272 people
- Dashghara3,116 people

[All 214 villages in Dhaniakhali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/dhaniakhali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chautara?3,353 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chautara in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chautara?78.2% (Census 2011)