# Chhunchia Village, Krishnagar - I, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Krishnagar - I, Nadia 

# Chhunchia

Chhunchia is a village in Krishnagar - I sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,761 people in 435 households**, the 50th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 1,761people (2011)
- 435households
- 79.7%literacy
- 877females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhunchia

Of every 100 households in Chhunchia in 2011, 48 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chhunchia · ■ Krishnagar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**71%

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

**28%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**69%

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

**5%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****31%**

**32%

Television ****23%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**23%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Chhunchia?

■ Chhunchia · ■ Krishnagar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1397**

**987

Working population ****38.4%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 71.4% for women. 63% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 173 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 196 (29%) · **■** Household industry 20 (3%) · **■** Other work 246 (36%) · **■** Marginal 42 (6%)

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 Krishnagar - I

- Sijaipur1,983 people
- Kundapara1,908 people
- Bansbaria1,861 people
- Chandpur1,771 people
- Hazrapal1,724 people
- Ghurni1,694 people
- Rampur1,691 people
- Hijuli1,628 people

[All 90 villages in Krishnagar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/krishnagar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chhunchia?1,761 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhunchia in?Nadia district (Krishnagar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chhunchia?79.7% (Census 2011)