# Chak Jalkar Village, Khanakul - I, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Khanakul - I, Hugli 

# Chak Jalkar

Chak Jalkar is a village in Khanakul - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **296 people in 63 households**, the 92nd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 296people (2011)
- 63households
- 64.9%literacy
- 1,085females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chak Jalkar

Of every 100 households in Chak Jalkar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chak Jalkar · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**43%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****13%**

**36%

Television ****5%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Chak Jalkar?

■ Chak Jalkar · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1085**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1842**

**950

Working population ****57.8%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 52.9% for women. 66% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (30%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 87 (51%)

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 Khanakul - I

- Sola Asta518 people
- Gangpur346 people
- Jayram Chak346 people
- Gauran Mandaran328 people
- Uttar Sudam Chak274 people

[All 94 villages in Khanakul - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/khanakul-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chak Jalkar?296 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak Jalkar in?Hugli district (Khanakul - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chak Jalkar?64.9% (Census 2011)