# Paschim Chengmari Village, Kumargram, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Kumargram, Jalpaiguri 

# Paschim Chengmari

Paschim Chengmari is a village in Kumargram sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,110 people in 664 households**, the 25th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%.

- 3,110people (2011)
- 664households
- 77.2%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Chengmari

Of every 100 households in Paschim Chengmari in 2011, 4 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paschim Chengmari · ■ Kumargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**58%

Tap water ****4%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**49%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****18%**

**22%

Television ****3%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**82%

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 Paschim Chengmari?

■ Paschim Chengmari · ■ Kumargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**69.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954**

**947

Working population ****45.7%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 73.0% for women. 55% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 237 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 283 (20%) · **■** Household industry 97 (7%) · **■** Other work 144 (10%) · **■** Marginal 659 (46%)

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 Kumargram

- Chuota Daldali3,756 people
- Pukharigaon3,673 people
- Rahimabad Tea Garden3,570 people
- Ghaksapara3,130 people
- Narakhata3,036 people
- Tuturi Tea Garden2,882 people
- Pakriguri2,857 people
- Turturi Khanda2,844 people

[All 53 villages in Kumargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/kumargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Chengmari?3,110 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Chengmari in?Jalpaiguri district (Kumargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Chengmari?77.2% (Census 2011)