# Jaigir Chilakhana Village, Tufanganj - I – Population

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Village · Tufanganj - I, Koch Bihar 

# Jaigir Chilakhana

Jaigir Chilakhana is a village in Tufanganj - I sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,712 people in 2,170 households**, the 7th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 8,712people (2011)
- 2,170households
- 75.9%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jaigir Chilakhana

Of every 100 households in Jaigir Chilakhana in 2011, 19 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jaigir Chilakhana · ■ Tufanganj - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**41%

Tap water ****10%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**83%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****12%**

**23%

Television ****5%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**39%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Jaigir Chilakhana?

■ Jaigir Chilakhana · ■ Tufanganj - I rural average

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

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**940

Working population ****42.2%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 69.4% for women. 61% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,083 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,066 (29%) · **■** Household industry 245 (7%) · **■** Other work 564 (15%) · **■** Marginal 718 (20%)

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

- Ghogarkuthi Pratham Khanda10,826 people
- Balabhut10,008 people
- Chilakhana9,263 people
- Maradanga8,775 people
- Chamta8,190 people
- Deocharai7,849 people
- Dhalpal7,319 people
- Charaljani6,534 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 Jaigir Chilakhana?8,712 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jaigir Chilakhana in?Koch Bihar district (Tufanganj - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jaigir Chilakhana?75.9% (Census 2011)