# Chumarigacha Village, Berhampore, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Berhampore, Murshidabad 

# Chumarigacha

Chumarigacha is a village in Berhampore sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,481 people in 955 households**, the 26th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 4,481people (2011)
- 955households
- 65.6%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chumarigacha

Of every 100 households in Chumarigacha in 2011, 29 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chumarigacha · ■ Berhampore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**55%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****32%**

**33%

Television ****17%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**29%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Chumarigacha?

■ Chumarigacha · ■ Berhampore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888**

**972

Working population ****31.1%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.3% for men and 62.7% for women. 57% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 247 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 332 (24%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 186 (13%) · **■** Marginal 624 (45%)

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

- Chutipur5,001 people
- Chhota Satui4,745 people
- Bezpara4,612 people
- Charmahula4,525 people
- Kalikapur Kadamkhandi4,258 people
- Kharsadanga4,219 people
- Katalia4,198 people
- Putijol4,011 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chumarigacha?4,481 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chumarigacha in?Murshidabad district (Berhampore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chumarigacha?65.6% (Census 2011)