# Chengmari Village, Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri 

# Chengmari

Chengmari is a village in Maynaguri sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,713 people in 642 households**, the 51st largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 2,713people (2011)
- 642households
- 69.9%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chengmari

Of every 100 households in Chengmari in 2011, 8 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chengmari · ■ Maynaguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**68%

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

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****16%**

**22%

Television ****8%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**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 Chengmari?

■ Chengmari · ■ Maynaguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861**

**940

Working population ****46.6%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 61.7% for women. 59% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 446 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 383 (30%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 254 (20%) · **■** Marginal 179 (14%)

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

- Purbba Baragharia2,795 people
- Madhya Khagrabari2,786 people
- Ratherhat2,786 people
- Dakshin Bhuskadanga2,771 people
- Banglajhar2,700 people
- Dhaolaguri2,693 people
- Dakshin Baragila2,620 people
- Paharpur2,579 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chengmari?2,713 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chengmari in?Jalpaiguri district (Maynaguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chengmari?69.9% (Census 2011)