# Chitla Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Chitla

Chitla is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,249 people in 346 households**, the 93rd largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 1,249people (2011)
- 346households
- 74.3%literacy
- 995females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chitla

Of every 100 households in Chitla in 2011, 20 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chitla · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**48%

Tap water ****1%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**84%

Use banking services ****85%**

**58%

Television ****18%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chitla?

■ Chitla · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**962

Working population ****44.8%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 67.0% for women. 65% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 27 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (20%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 67 (12%) · **■** Marginal 351 (63%)

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

- Simla1,337 people
- Ballabhipur1,299 people
- Gobindapur1,286 people
- Akabpur1,272 people
- Dakshin Mamudpur1,247 people
- Kak Gachhi1,245 people
- Sahbazar1,233 people
- Purba Banpur1,232 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chitla?1,249 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chitla in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chitla?74.3% (Census 2011)