# Chhatai Village, Bhagawangola - II, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Bhagawangola - II, Murshidabad 

# Chhatai

Chhatai is a village in Bhagawangola - II sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,947 people in 952 households**, the 11th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 3,947people (2011)
- 952households
- 63.2%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhatai

Of every 100 households in Chhatai in 2011, 43 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhatai · ■ Bhagawangola - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**58%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**35%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****26%**

**27%

Television ****8%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****36%**

**42%

Own their home ****95%**

**94%

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 Chhatai?

■ Chhatai · ■ Bhagawangola - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**968

Working population ****29.5%**

**30.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.0% for men and 62.5% for women. 54% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 167 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 602 (52%) · **■** Household industry 34 (3%) · **■** Other work 273 (23%) · **■** Marginal 87 (7%)

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 Bhagawangola - II

- Bhandara5,747 people
- Benipur5,167 people
- Sankarpur4,346 people
- Amdahara Haziganja4,281 people
- Hasanpur3,942 people
- Char Molladanga3,864 people
- Jhikra3,837 people
- Kamari3,660 people

[All 71 villages in Bhagawangola - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bhagawangola-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chhatai?3,947 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhatai in?Murshidabad district (Bhagawangola - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chhatai?63.2% (Census 2011)