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

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Village · Tufanganj - I, Koch Bihar 

# Chilakhana

Chilakhana is a village in Tufanganj - I sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **9,263 people in 2,271 households**, the 5th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 9,263people (2011)
- 2,271households
- 73.3%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chilakhana

Of every 100 households in Chilakhana in 2011, 39 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chilakhana · ■ Tufanganj - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**41%

Tap water ****12%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**95%

Use banking services ****26%**

**23%

Television ****18%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**39%

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 Chilakhana?

■ Chilakhana · ■ Tufanganj - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**73.6%

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

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**940

Working population ****40.5%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 67.2% for women. 57% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 344 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 568 (15%) · **■** Household industry 272 (7%) · **■** Other work 1,591 (42%) · **■** Marginal 981 (26%)

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

- Balarampur34,113 people
- Andaran Phulbari18,261 people
- Ghogarkuthi Pratham Khanda10,826 people
- Balabhut10,008 people
- Maradanga8,775 people
- Jaigir Chilakhana8,712 people
- Chamta8,190 people
- Deocharai7,849 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 Chilakhana?9,263 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chilakhana in?Koch Bihar district (Tufanganj - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chilakhana?73.3% (Census 2011)