# Purbba Chakchaka Village, Kumargram, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Kumargram, Jalpaiguri 

# Purbba Chakchaka

Purbba Chakchaka is a village in Kumargram sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,523 people in 1,080 households**, the 13th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%.

- 4,523people (2011)
- 1,080households
- 86.9%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purbba Chakchaka

Of every 100 households in Purbba Chakchaka in 2011, 48 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Purbba Chakchaka · ■ Kumargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**34%

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

**40%

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

**58%

Tap water ****7%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**96%

Use banking services ****32%**

**22%

Television ****29%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**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 Purbba Chakchaka?

■ Purbba Chakchaka · ■ Kumargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%**

**69.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1084**

**947

Working population ****34.2%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 82.5% for women. 56% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 204 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (5%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 704 (46%) · **■** Marginal 550 (36%)

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

- Madhya Narathali4,958 people
- Kartika Tea Garden4,779 people
- Madhya Kamakhyaguri4,759 people
- Paschim Narathali4,665 people
- Barabisa4,433 people
- Madhya Haldibari4,252 people
- Telipara4,139 people
- Bhalka3,946 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purbba Chakchaka?4,523 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purbba Chakchaka in?Jalpaiguri district (Kumargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purbba Chakchaka?86.9% (Census 2011)