# Chandkati Village, Nawda, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Nawda, Murshidabad 

# Chandkati

Chandkati is a village in Nawda sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,046 people in 1,646 households**, the 14th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.

- 7,046people (2011)
- 1,646households
- 59.8%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandkati

Of every 100 households in Chandkati in 2011, 19 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandkati · ■ Nawda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**64%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****16%**

**29%

Television ****10%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**28%

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 Chandkati?

■ Chandkati · ■ Nawda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****998**

**969

Working population ****33.9%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.5% for men and 61.2% for women. 56% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 467 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 704 (29%) · **■** Household industry 43 (2%) · **■** Other work 224 (9%) · **■** Marginal 951 (40%)

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 Nawda

- Sonatikri8,982 people
- Kedarchandpur8,838 people
- Goghata8,627 people
- Mahammadpur7,298 people
- Bundai Nagar6,908 people
- Jagaiapur6,360 people
- Surangapur6,343 people
- Alampur6,267 people

[All 39 villages in Nawda](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/nawda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandkati?7,046 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandkati in?Murshidabad district (Nawda sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandkati?59.8% (Census 2011)