# Chharuhat Village, Amdanga – Population & Literacy

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Village · Amdanga, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Chharuhat

Chharuhat is a village in Amdanga sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,768 people in 640 households**, the 24th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 2,768people (2011)
- 640households
- 86.2%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chharuhat

Of every 100 households in Chharuhat in 2011, 84 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chharuhat · ■ Amdanga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**18%

Tap water ****44%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**91%

Use banking services ****73%**

**50%

Television ****55%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**18%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Chharuhat?

■ Chharuhat · ■ Amdanga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.2%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**969

Working population ****37.4%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 82.0% for women. 60% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (2%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 800 (77%) · **■** Marginal 146 (14%)

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 Amdanga

- Kamdebpur2,906 people
- Kanchiara2,884 people
- Madhabpur2,834 people
- Tababeria2,815 people
- Panchagharia2,715 people
- Ratanpur2,697 people
- Napara2,661 people
- Rahana2,604 people

[All 80 villages in Amdanga](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/amdanga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chharuhat?2,768 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chharuhat in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Amdanga sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chharuhat?86.2% (Census 2011)