# Chayenpur Village, Harischandrapur - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - I, Maldah 

# Chayenpur

Chayenpur is a village in Harischandrapur - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,703 people in 350 households**, the 45th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.

- 1,703people (2011)
- 350households
- 62.0%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chayenpur

Of every 100 households in Chayenpur in 2011, 20 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chayenpur · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**29%

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

**22%

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

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**41%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****39%**

**24%

Television ****6%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chayenpur?

■ Chayenpur · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**52.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860**

**954

Working population ****35.8%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.3% for men and 56.4% for women. 58% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (6%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 69 (11%) · **■** Marginal 433 (71%)

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 Harischandrapur - I

- Paschim Rarial1,887 people
- Simulia1,885 people
- Mabarakpur1,883 people
- Lahad1,803 people
- Bhagabanpur1,677 people
- Ranipura1,631 people
- Mungol1,544 people
- Paro1,536 people

[All 105 villages in Harischandrapur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chayenpur?1,703 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chayenpur in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chayenpur?62.0% (Census 2011)