# Ghanashyam Chak, Jalangi, Murshidabad – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jalangi, Murshidabad 

# Ghanashyam Chak

Ghanashyam Chak is a village in [Jalangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/jalangi/) sub-district of [Murshidabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **6,814 people in 1,624 households**, the 13th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.4%.

- 6,814people (2011)
- 1,624households
- 63.4%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ghanashyam Chak

Of every 100 households in Ghanashyam Chak in 2011, 27 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghanashyam Chak · ■ Jalangi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**40%

Tap water ****3%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**47%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****52%**

**50%

Television ****12%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Ghanashyam Chak?

■ Ghanashyam Chak · ■ Jalangi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.4%**

**67.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**969

Working population ****30.8%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.7% for men and 63.2% for women. 57% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 692 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 858 (41%) · **■** Household industry 30 (1%) · **■** Other work 197 (9%) · **■** Marginal 324 (15%)

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 Jalangi

- Natial10,719 people
- Kazipara10,522 people
- Tikar Bariakalkihara7,433 people
- Dhanirampur6,851 people
- Bilaspur Nachharerpara6,112 people
- Godagari6,061 people
- Narsingpur4,939 people
- Sadikhanr Diar4,531 people

[All 53 villages in Jalangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/jalangi/villages/)

## Other places named Ghanashyam Chak

- Ghanashyam Chak · Village, Amta - II, Haora · 322 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ghanashyam Chak?6,814 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghanashyam Chak in?Murshidabad district (Jalangi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ghanashyam Chak?63.4% (Census 2011)