# Chaltia, Murshidabad (West Bengal) – Town Population & Facts

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Town · Murshidabad, West Bengal 

# Chaltia

Chaltia is a town in Berhampore sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **25,336 people** in 6,184 households. Literacy was 85.7%.

- 25,336people (2011)
- 6,184households
- 85.7%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Population of Chaltia

■ Chaltia · ■ Murshidabad urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**970

Working population ****36.1%**

**41.6%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chaltia

Of every 100 households in Chaltia in 2011, 75 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chaltia · ■ Murshidabad urban average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**36%

Tap water ****13%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%**

**48%

Use banking services ****70%**

**52%

Television ****66%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**26%

Own their home ****88%**

**90%

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 people in Chaltia work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 6,691 (73%) · **■** Household industry 285 (3%) · **■** Farming 793 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1,367 (15%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chaltia?25,336 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaltia in?Murshidabad district, West Bengal