# Kobaia Village, Chanchal - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - I, Maldah 

# Kobaia

Kobaia is a village in Chanchal - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,618 people in 613 households**, the 27th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 2,618people (2011)
- 613households
- 66.9%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kobaia

Of every 100 households in Kobaia in 2011, 23 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kobaia · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**72%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**27%

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

**5%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****31%**

**42%

Television ****11%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**34%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Kobaia?

■ Kobaia · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841**

**944

Working population ****35.3%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.3% for men and 65.3% for women. 61% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 200 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 383 (41%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 98 (11%) · **■** Marginal 231 (25%)

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 Chanchal - I

- Sitalpur2,967 people
- Mathurapur2,919 people
- Kendua2,894 people
- Serbabar Balarampur2,885 people
- Sihipur2,551 people
- Nadisik2,541 people
- Serpur2,511 people
- Islampur2,462 people

[All 100 villages in Chanchal - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kobaia?2,618 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kobaia in?Maldah district (Chanchal - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kobaia?66.9% (Census 2011)