# Chamta Village, Tufanganj - I, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Tufanganj - I, Koch Bihar 

# Chamta

Chamta is a village in Tufanganj - I sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,190 people in 1,973 households**, the 8th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 8,190people (2011)
- 1,973households
- 75.7%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chamta

Of every 100 households in Chamta in 2011, 33 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chamta · ■ Tufanganj - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**41%

Tap water ****19%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**95%

Use banking services ****25%**

**23%

Television ****16%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chamta?

■ Chamta · ■ Tufanganj - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832**

**940

Working population ****44.9%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 68.7% for women. 57% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 443 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 392 (11%) · **■** Household industry 751 (20%) · **■** Other work 915 (25%) · **■** Marginal 1,180 (32%)

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 Tufanganj - I

- Balabhut10,008 people
- Chilakhana9,263 people
- Maradanga8,775 people
- Jaigir Chilakhana8,712 people
- Deocharai7,849 people
- Dhalpal7,319 people
- Charaljani6,534 people
- Natabari6,113 people

[All 72 villages in Tufanganj - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/tufanganj-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chamta?8,190 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chamta in?Koch Bihar district (Tufanganj - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chamta?75.7% (Census 2011)