# Chakshason Village, Barasat - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barasat - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Chakshason

Chakshason is a village in Barasat - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **507 people in 81 households**, the 72nd largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 507people (2011)
- 81households
- 83.6%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chakshason

Of every 100 households in Chakshason in 2011, 49 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chakshason · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**16%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****29%**

**40%

Television ****27%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**9%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Chakshason?

■ Chakshason · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**952

Working population ****26.6%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 77.4% for women. 52% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (5%) · **■** Household industry 6 (4%) · **■** Other work 29 (21%) · **■** Marginal 85 (63%)

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 Barasat - II

- Kachua704 people
- Barpol609 people
- Simulgachhi531 people
- Singhapara517 people
- Kirttipur498 people
- Bil Bheli486 people
- Sonatikri485 people
- Banubankra141 people

[All 77 villages in Barasat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barasat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chakshason?507 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakshason in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barasat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chakshason?83.6% (Census 2011)