# Chakdah, Nadia (West Bengal) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Nadia, West Bengal 

# Chakdah

Chakdah is a sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **405,719 people**, 10 towns and 148 villages (137 inhabited). The largest village is Alaipur (13,754 people).

- 405,719people (2011)
- 148villages
- 10towns
- 80.0%literacy

## Population of Chakdah compared with Nadia

■ Chakdah · ■ Nadia district

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**75.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**960

Working population ****35.6%**

**35.7%

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 Chakdah

Of every 100 households in Chakdah in 2011, 60 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chakdah · ■ Nadia district

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**21%

Tap water ****21%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**78%

Use banking services ****42%**

**40%

Television ****38%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**23%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Chakdah

- Saguna14,991 people
- Madanpur13,675 people
- Chanduria12,700 people
- Kulia10,406 people
- Lalpur8,536 people
- Darappur8,275 people
- Punglia6,857 people
- Priyanagar5,763 people
- Jangal5,106 people
- Simurali5,027 people

## Largest villages in Chakdah

- Alaipur · 13,754 people
- Srinagar · 10,483 people
- Chaugachha · 8,603 people
- Chand Mari · 8,475 people
- Silinda · 7,741 people
- Hariankha · 6,585 people
- Rautari · 6,563 people
- Balia · 6,014 people
- Balagari Char · 5,305 people
- Dubra · 5,285 people
- Muratipur · 5,208 people
- Purba Bishnupur · 5,191 people
- Sikarpur · 4,770 people
- Balarampur · 4,606 people
- Manasapota · 4,544 people
- Char Kancharapara · 4,491 people

[All 148 villages in Chakdah →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/chakdah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Chakdah?148 (137 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakdah in?Nadia district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Chakdah?405,719 (Census 2011)