# Majher Char Village, Chakdah, Nadia (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Chakdah, Nadia 

# Majher Char

Majher Char is a village in Chakdah sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,862 people in 865 households**, the 20th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.3%.

- 3,862people (2011)
- 865households
- 67.2%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Majher Char

Of every 100 households in Majher Char in 2011, 71 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Majher Char · ■ Chakdah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**16%

Tap water ****28%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**86%

Use banking services ****30%**

**38%

Television ****42%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**19%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Majher Char?

■ Majher Char · ■ Chakdah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1082**

**937

Working population ****36.3%**

**35.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.1% for men and 62.1% for women. 58% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 54 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (8%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 844 (60%) · **■** Marginal 382 (27%)

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 Chakdah

- Char Kancharapara4,491 people
- Sutra3,950 people
- Srikrishnapur Char3,901 people
- Inayetpur3,897 people
- Mandalhat3,748 people
- Rasullapur3,713 people
- Kamalpur3,541 people
- Banamalipara3,489 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Majher Char?3,862 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majher Char in?Nadia district (Chakdah sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Majher Char?67.2% (Census 2011)