# Chandijhar Village, Alipurduar - II, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Alipurduar - II, Jalpaiguri 

# Chandijhar

Chandijhar is a village in Alipurduar - II sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,615 people in 1,096 households**, the 7th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 4,615people (2011)
- 1,096households
- 81.4%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandijhar

Of every 100 households in Chandijhar in 2011, 9 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandijhar · ■ Alipurduar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**45%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**72%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****24%**

**25%

Television ****8%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Chandijhar?

■ Chandijhar · ■ Alipurduar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**939

Working population ****36.4%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 75.1% for women. 60% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 345 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 207 (12%) · **■** Household industry 27 (2%) · **■** Other work 828 (49%) · **■** Marginal 272 (16%)

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 Alipurduar - II

- Purba Chepani5,999 people
- Uttar Parokata5,779 people
- Purba Chikliguri4,999 people
- Dakshin Panialguri4,677 people
- Paschim Barachouki4,566 people
- Dakshin Parokata4,457 people
- Tatpara4,409 people
- Kumarijan4,164 people

[All 78 villages in Alipurduar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/alipurduar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandijhar?4,615 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandijhar in?Jalpaiguri district (Alipurduar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandijhar?81.4% (Census 2011)