# Chaumuha, Barasat - II, North Twenty Four Parganas

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Village · Barasat - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Chaumuha

Chaumuha is a village in [Barasat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barasat-ii/) sub-district of [North Twenty Four Parganas](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **4,780 people in 981 households**, the 7th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 4,780people (2011)
- 981households
- 80.1%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chaumuha

Of every 100 households in Chaumuha in 2011, 70 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chaumuha · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**16%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

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

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****74%**

**40%

Television ****21%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****24%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Chaumuha?

■ Chaumuha · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**952

Working population ****30.7%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 76.7% for women. 54% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 232 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 485 (33%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 609 (42%) · **■** Marginal 135 (9%)

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

- Mahishgadi6,468 people
- Falti-Banpur6,418 people
- Sasan5,818 people
- Bahira5,127 people
- Kayemba4,687 people
- Puturi4,536 people
- Jojra4,052 people
- Krishnamati3,910 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 Chaumuha?4,780 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaumuha in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barasat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chaumuha?80.1% (Census 2011)