# Chithalia Village, Harischandrapur - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - II, Maldah 

# Chithalia

Chithalia is a village in Harischandrapur - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,774 people in 405 households**, the 40th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 1,774people (2011)
- 405households
- 73.6%literacy
- 861females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chithalia

Of every 100 households in Chithalia in 2011, 41 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chithalia · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****24%**

**15%

Television ****10%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**44%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chithalia?

■ Chithalia · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****652**

**957

Working population ****32.1%**

**31.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 68.1% for women. 55% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 262 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 162 (28%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 32 (6%) · **■** Marginal 100 (18%)

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 - II

- Sayra2,044 people
- Jalalpur2,029 people
- Sharanpur2,027 people
- Betahal1,920 people
- Chaksatan1,754 people
- Dahara1,733 people
- Hariharpur1,696 people
- Degun1,665 people

[All 74 villages in Harischandrapur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chithalia?1,774 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chithalia in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chithalia?73.6% (Census 2011)