# Chauki Village, Farakka, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Farakka, Murshidabad 

# Chauki

Chauki is a village in Farakka sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,576 people in 791 households**, the 17th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%.

- 3,576people (2011)
- 791households
- 79.3%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chauki

Of every 100 households in Chauki in 2011, 69 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chauki · ■ Farakka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**71%

Tap water ****7%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**70%

Use banking services ****65%**

**44%

Television ****54%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**31%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 Chauki?

■ Chauki · ■ Farakka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**58.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1119**

**956

Working population ****31.7%**

**44.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 73.7% for women. 49% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (2%) · **■** Household industry 38 (3%) · **■** Other work 781 (69%) · **■** Marginal 289 (25%)

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

- Sahabazpur3,984 people
- Alaipur3,969 people
- Baikunthapur3,730 people
- Gobindarampur3,589 people
- Dohitpur3,272 people
- Pachula Gram3,088 people
- Chandore2,791 people
- Kendua2,408 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chauki?3,576 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chauki in?Murshidabad district (Farakka sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chauki?79.3% (Census 2011)