# Chachanda, Murshidabad (West Bengal) – Town Population & Facts

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Town · Murshidabad, West Bengal 

# Chachanda

Chachanda is a town in Samserganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **14,244 people** in 2,491 households. Literacy was 57.8%.

- 14,244people (2011)
- 2,491households
- 57.8%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Population of Chachanda

■ Chachanda · ■ Murshidabad urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**970

Working population ****47.3%**

**41.6%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chachanda

Of every 100 households in Chachanda in 2011, 27 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chachanda · ■ Murshidabad urban average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**60%

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

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**36%

Tap water ****5%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**48%

Use banking services ****31%**

**52%

Television ****10%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**90%

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 people in Chachanda work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 801 (12%) · **■** Household industry 3,921 (58%) · **■** Farming 342 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,673 (25%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chachanda?14,244 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chachanda in?Murshidabad district, West Bengal