Village · Nagrakata, Jalpaiguri
# Chhar Tandu

Chhar Tandu is a village in Nagrakata sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 2,257 people in 480 households, the 24th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%.
- 2,257 people (2011)
- 480 households
- 66.3% literacy
- 927 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhar Tandu

Of every 100 households in Chhar Tandu in 2011, 12 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhar Tandu · ■ Nagrakata rural average
- Electricity for lighting 12% 38%
- Toilet within the home 7% 22%
- No toilet (open defecation) 93% 77%
- Tap water 0% 27%
- Drinking water within premises 36% 27%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 93%
- Use banking services 3% 34%
- Television 5% 23%
- Mobile phone 11% 22%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 53% 45%
- Own their home 99% 58%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chhar Tandu?

■ Chhar Tandu · ■ Nagrakata rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.3% 61.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 927 986
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 771 970
- Working population 36.2% 38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 60.0% for women. 56% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 41 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 97 (12%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 474 (58%) · ■ Marginal 203 (25%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nagrakata
- Hila Tea Garden 2,843 people
- Dhumpara 2,781 people
- Caron Tea Garden 2,609 people
- Hridaypur 2,516 people
- Kalabari 2,193 people
- Uttar Nunkhawa Danga 2,017 people
- Ghasmari 1,687 people
- Upper Tendu Forest 1,384 people

All 34 villages in Nagrakata

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Chhar Tandu? 2,257 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhar Tandu in? Jalpaiguri district (Nagrakata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chhar Tandu? 66.3% (Census 2011)

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