# Chenchua Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Chenchua

Chenchua is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,594 people in 367 households**, the 61st largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 1,594people (2011)
- 367households
- 69.4%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chenchua

Of every 100 households in Chenchua in 2011, 59 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chenchua · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**48%

Tap water ****51%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**84%

Use banking services ****24%**

**58%

Television ****20%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**18%

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 Chenchua?

■ Chenchua · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**962

Working population ****49.4%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 64.4% for women. 66% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 375 (48%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 183 (23%) · **■** Marginal 118 (15%)

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

- Hazipur1,702 people
- Kanuibanka1,677 people
- Banna1,626 people
- Birpur1,595 people
- Chaitanya Bati1,577 people
- Dakshin Kotalpur1,574 people
- Hasampur1,564 people
- Chaughata1,557 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chenchua?1,594 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chenchua in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chenchua?69.4% (Census 2011)