# Purba Chepani Village, Alipurduar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Alipurduar - II, Jalpaiguri 

# Purba Chepani

Purba Chepani is a village in Alipurduar - II sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,999 people in 1,477 households**, the 3rd largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 5,999people (2011)
- 1,477households
- 76.3%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purba Chepani

Of every 100 households in Purba Chepani in 2011, 25 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Purba Chepani · ■ Alipurduar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**45%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**72%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****34%**

**25%

Television ****19%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Purba Chepani?

■ Purba Chepani · ■ Alipurduar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**939

Working population ****34.2%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 71.1% for women. 54% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 346 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 664 (32%) · **■** Household industry 81 (4%) · **■** Other work 505 (25%) · **■** Marginal 455 (22%)

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

- Kohinur Tea Garden8,822 people
- Salsalabari6,882 people
- Uttar Parokata5,779 people
- Purba Chikliguri4,999 people
- Dakshin Panialguri4,677 people
- Chandijhar4,615 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purba Chepani?5,999 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purba Chepani in?Jalpaiguri district (Alipurduar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purba Chepani?76.3% (Census 2011)