# Chandra Village, Santipur, Nadia (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Santipur, Nadia 

# Chandra

Chandra is a village in Santipur sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,287 people in 1,257 households**, the 6th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.5%.

- 5,287people (2011)
- 1,257households
- 83.3%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandra

Of every 100 households in Chandra in 2011, 67 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chandra · ■ Santipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**31%

Tap water ****2%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**90%

Use banking services ****46%**

**28%

Television ****36%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**29%

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 Chandra?

■ Chandra · ■ Santipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%**

**69.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1057**

**963

Working population ****42.8%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 78.1% for women. 61% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 341 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 881 (39%) · **■** Household industry 251 (11%) · **■** Other work 666 (29%) · **■** Marginal 126 (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 Santipur

- Baganchara8,524 people
- Saguna7,874 people
- Boalia6,589 people
- Charharipur5,882 people
- Gayespur5,247 people
- Panpara5,156 people
- Bagdia4,922 people
- Haripur4,227 people

[All 65 villages in Santipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/santipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandra?5,287 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandra in?Nadia district (Santipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandra?83.3% (Census 2011)