# Chhenra Char Village, Santipur, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Santipur, Nadia 

# Chhenra Char

Chhenra Char is a village in Santipur sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,807 people in 918 households**, the 17th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.5%.

- 3,807people (2011)
- 918households
- 62.8%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhenra Char

Of every 100 households in Chhenra Char in 2011, 37 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhenra Char · ■ Santipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**31%

Tap water ****23%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****19%**

**28%

Television ****10%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Chhenra Char?

■ Chhenra Char · ■ Santipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%**

**69.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934**

**963

Working population ****41.5%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.3% for men and 56.9% for women. 60% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 30 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (4%) · **■** Household industry 607 (38%) · **■** Other work 612 (39%) · **■** Marginal 276 (17%)

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

- Bankdebipur4,054 people
- Panchpota3,913 people
- Chak Raghunathpur3,848 people
- Bathangachhi3,826 people
- Manik Nagar3,609 people
- Kulia3,364 people
- Nidhkur2,734 people
- Barajiakur2,733 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chhenra Char?3,807 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhenra Char in?Nadia district (Santipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chhenra Char?62.8% (Census 2011)