# Chandrapara Village, Chanchal - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - II, Maldah 

# Chandrapara

Chandrapara is a village in Chanchal - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,279 people in 536 households**, the 35th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 2,279people (2011)
- 536households
- 64.5%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandrapara

Of every 100 households in Chandrapara in 2011, 18 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandrapara · ■ Chanchal - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**25%

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

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**20%

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

**1%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****13%**

**16%

Television ****8%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****59%**

**46%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chandrapara?

■ Chandrapara · ■ Chanchal - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****834**

**953

Working population ****34.5%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.7% for men and 60.9% for women. 54% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 163 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 365 (46%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 132 (17%) · **■** Marginal 119 (15%)

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 - II

- Sadarpur2,452 people
- Sholmari2,373 people
- Parani Nagar2,366 people
- Jitarpur2,322 people
- Choralmani2,170 people
- Kaliganj2,100 people
- Shimultala2,056 people
- Gobindapara1,907 people

[All 92 villages in Chanchal - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandrapara?2,279 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandrapara in?Maldah district (Chanchal - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandrapara?64.5% (Census 2011)