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

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Village · Alipurduar - II, Jalpaiguri 

# Chepani

Chepani is a village in Alipurduar - II sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,882 people in 697 households**, the 29th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 2,882people (2011)
- 697households
- 76.9%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chepani

Of every 100 households in Chepani in 2011, 22 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chepani · ■ Alipurduar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**45%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**72%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****61%**

**25%

Television ****15%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**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 Chepani?

■ Chepani · ■ Alipurduar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**939

Working population ****38.0%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 70.9% for women. 55% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 228 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 296 (27%) · **■** Household industry 28 (3%) · **■** Other work 286 (26%) · **■** Marginal 257 (23%)

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

- Uttar Shibkata3,016 people
- Taleswarguri2,969 people
- Chengpara2,911 people
- Pukhuria2,908 people
- Uttar Bhatibari2,877 people
- Dakshin Majid Khana2,837 people
- Purbba Majherdabri Tea Garden2,832 people
- Bara Chakibas2,792 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chepani?2,882 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chepani in?Jalpaiguri district (Alipurduar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chepani?76.9% (Census 2011)