# Chanda Village, Polba - Dadpur, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Chanda

Chanda is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **927 people in 206 households**, the 112th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 927people (2011)
- 206households
- 81.3%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chanda

Of every 100 households in Chanda in 2011, 52 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chanda · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

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

**21%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**86%

Use banking services ****55%**

**56%

Television ****35%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chanda?

■ Chanda · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**942

Working population ****36.7%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 76.0% for women. 63% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 116 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (40%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 20 (6%) · **■** Marginal 60 (18%)

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 Polba - Dadpur

- Mahishdanga963 people
- Erenga954 people
- Paranchapur953 people
- Dampur946 people
- Payan927 people
- Dogachhia903 people
- Kusundipara901 people
- Bhushnara890 people

[All 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/polba-dadpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chanda?927 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chanda in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chanda?81.3% (Census 2011)