# Chandra Village, Binpur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Binpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Chandra

Chandra is a village in Binpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **323 people in 64 households**, the 150th largest of 427 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%.

- 323people (2011)
- 64households
- 69.1%literacy
- 867females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandra

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

■ Chandra · ■ Binpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**19%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**25%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chandra?

■ Chandra · ■ Binpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**69.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286**

**954

Working population ****24.1%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.1% for men and 66.7% for women. 20% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (15%) · **■** Household industry 4 (5%) · **■** Other work 22 (28%) · **■** Marginal 28 (36%)

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 Binpur - I

- Pindrakali331 people
- Gahami330 people
- Dingla329 people
- Shalpatra325 people
- Kansina323 people
- Urlidanga322 people
- Chaltakanali321 people
- Rautara320 people

[All 553 villages in Binpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/binpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandra?323 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandra in?Paschim Medinipur district (Binpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandra?69.1% (Census 2011)