# Chapgar Village, Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri 

# Chapgar

Chapgar is a village in Maynaguri sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,804 people in 606 households**, the 46th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 2,804people (2011)
- 606households
- 75.9%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chapgar

Of every 100 households in Chapgar in 2011, 9 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chapgar · ■ Maynaguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**67%

Tap water ****5%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**68%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****12%**

**22%

Television ****11%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**31%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Chapgar?

■ Chapgar · ■ Maynaguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**940

Working population ****36.0%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 69.2% for women. 58% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 290 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 348 (34%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 151 (15%) · **■** Marginal 216 (21%)

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 Maynaguri

- Brahmapur2,883 people
- Satvendi2,847 people
- Bhangamali2,842 people
- Kaoagap2,808 people
- Purbba Baragharia2,795 people
- Madhya Khagrabari2,786 people
- Ratherhat2,786 people
- Dakshin Bhuskadanga2,771 people

[All 85 villages in Maynaguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/maynaguri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chapgar?2,804 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chapgar in?Jalpaiguri district (Maynaguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chapgar?75.9% (Census 2011)