# Chandore Village, Farakka, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Farakka, Murshidabad 

# Chandore

Chandore is a village in Farakka sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,791 people in 580 households**, the 20th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%.

- 2,791people (2011)
- 580households
- 49.0%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandore

Of every 100 households in Chandore in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chandore · ■ Farakka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**71%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**23%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**70%

Use banking services ****33%**

**44%

Television ****3%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Chandore?

■ Chandore · ■ Farakka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.0%**

**58.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1047**

**956

Working population ****40.9%**

**44.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.4% for men and 40.2% for women. 48% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (10%) · **■** Household industry 23 (2%) · **■** Other work 154 (13%) · **■** Marginal 796 (70%)

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 Farakka

- Gobindarampur3,589 people
- Chauki3,576 people
- Dohitpur3,272 people
- Pachula Gram3,088 people
- Kendua2,408 people
- Sikarpur2,328 people
- Bagdabra2,284 people
- Kashinagar2,076 people

[All 66 villages in Farakka](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/farakka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandore?2,791 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandore in?Murshidabad district (Farakka sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandore?49.0% (Census 2011)