# Chilakhali Village, Tehatta - I, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Tehatta - I, Nadia 

# Chilakhali

Chilakhali is a village in Tehatta - I sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,759 people in 1,162 households**, the 15th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 4,759people (2011)
- 1,162households
- 65.7%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chilakhali

Of every 100 households in Chilakhali in 2011, 51 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chilakhali · ■ Tehatta - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**19%

Tap water ****5%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**68%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****25%**

**32%

Television ****22%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**24%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Chilakhali?

■ Chilakhali · ■ Tehatta - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**968

Working population ****30.3%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 64.6% for women. 55% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 340 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 699 (48%) · **■** Household industry 24 (2%) · **■** Other work 230 (16%) · **■** Marginal 151 (10%)

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 Tehatta - I

- Mrigi6,030 people
- Bagakhali5,393 people
- Nishchintapur5,065 people
- Jitpur4,779 people
- Dhopahat4,711 people
- Natna4,634 people
- Haripur4,564 people
- Chhitka4,455 people

[All 62 villages in Tehatta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/tehatta-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chilakhali?4,759 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chilakhali in?Nadia district (Tehatta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chilakhali?65.7% (Census 2011)