# Chhayghari Village, Berhampore, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Berhampore, Murshidabad 

# Chhayghari

Chhayghari is a village in Berhampore sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **12,388 people in 3,143 households**, the 1st largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 12,388people (2011)
- 3,143households
- 70.0%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhayghari

Of every 100 households in Chhayghari in 2011, 28 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chhayghari · ■ Berhampore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**55%

Tap water ****5%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**92%

Use banking services ****36%**

**33%

Television ****6%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**29%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Chhayghari?

■ Chhayghari · ■ Berhampore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1079**

**972

Working population ****38.3%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.0% for men and 70.0% for women. 61% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 847 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,448 (31%) · **■** Household industry 153 (3%) · **■** Other work 682 (14%) · **■** Marginal 1,611 (34%)

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 Berhampore

- Purbba Narayanpur8,664 people
- Kaladanga8,182 people
- Bairgachhi8,148 people
- Hati Nagar8,057 people

[All 138 villages in Berhampore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/berhampore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chhayghari?12,388 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhayghari in?Murshidabad district (Berhampore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chhayghari?70.0% (Census 2011)