# Chakran Village, Goghat - II, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Goghat - II, Hugli 

# Chakran

Chakran is a village in Goghat - II sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **438 people in 97 households**, the 90th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 438people (2011)
- 97households
- 76.0%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chakran

Of every 100 households in Chakran in 2011, 2 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chakran · ■ Goghat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**36%

Tap water ****33%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**85%

Use banking services ****15%**

**40%

Television ****4%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

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

**11%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Chakran?

■ Chakran · ■ Goghat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**922

Working population ****50.5%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 67.5% for women. 64% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (30%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 32 (14%) · **■** Marginal 89 (40%)

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 Goghat - II

- Masidbera467 people
- Gauripur459 people
- Dakshin Arjungaria454 people
- Jharikhanda439 people
- Maynadanga412 people
- Shyampur379 people
- Krittibaspur371 people
- Raghunathpur370 people

[All 112 villages in Goghat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/goghat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chakran?438 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakran in?Hugli district (Goghat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chakran?76.0% (Census 2011)