# Chuakhola Village, Falakata, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Falakata, Jalpaiguri 

# Chuakhola

Chuakhola is a village in Falakata sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,149 people in 1,947 households**, the 2nd largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 8,149people (2011)
- 1,947households
- 81.3%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chuakhola

Of every 100 households in Chuakhola in 2011, 46 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chuakhola · ■ Falakata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**43%

Tap water ****2%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**95%

Use banking services ****28%**

**20%

Television ****30%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**33%

Own their home ****92%**

**90%

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 Chuakhola?

■ Chuakhola · ■ Falakata rural average

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

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**941

Working population ****38.9%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 76.2% for women. 59% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 519 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 559 (18%) · **■** Household industry 39 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,761 (56%) · **■** Marginal 288 (9%)

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 Falakata

- Raichenga12,892 people
- Hedayet Nagar6,894 people
- Mairadanga6,167 people
- Deomali5,949 people
- Umacharanpur5,612 people

[All 60 villages in Falakata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/falakata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chuakhola?8,149 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chuakhola in?Jalpaiguri district (Falakata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chuakhola?81.3% (Census 2011)