# Chandihar Village, Habibpur, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Habibpur, Maldah 

# Chandihar

Chandihar is a village in Habibpur sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **525 people in 116 households**, the 108th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%.

- 525people (2011)
- 116households
- 44.2%literacy
- 1,126females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandihar

Of every 100 households in Chandihar in 2011, 4 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandihar · ■ Habibpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****14%**

**22%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**40%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Chandihar?

■ Chandihar · ■ Habibpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.2%**

**55.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1126**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1433**

**950

Working population ****55.4%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.2% for men and 33.2% for women. 60% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 29 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (21%) · **■** Other work 22 (8%) · **■** Marginal 179 (62%)

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 Habibpur

- Kokabirni562 people
- Saidpur546 people
- Gopalnagar542 people
- Srikrishnapur540 people
- Fakira Kandar519 people
- Hialapur512 people
- Mandighi512 people
- Damdama508 people

[All 287 villages in Habibpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/habibpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandihar?525 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandihar in?Maldah district (Habibpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandihar?44.2% (Census 2011)