# Chandur Village, Chandrakona - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Chandur

Chandur is a village in Chandrakona - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,395 people in 504 households**, the 12th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 2,395people (2011)
- 504households
- 81.4%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandur

Of every 100 households in Chandur in 2011, 20 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandur · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**66%

Tap water ****26%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****16%**

**32%

Television ****10%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chandur?

■ Chandur · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916**

**950

Working population ****39.8%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 74.9% for women. 62% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 300 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 333 (35%) · **■** Household industry 28 (3%) · **■** Other work 130 (14%) · **■** Marginal 162 (17%)

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 Chandrakona - I

- Manikkunda2,828 people
- Kuldaha2,651 people
- Purshuri2,550 people
- Jagannathpur2,445 people
- Kamargere2,319 people
- Kashanda2,198 people
- Hiradharpur2,046 people
- Beurgram1,984 people

[All 132 villages in Chandrakona - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandur?2,395 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandur?81.4% (Census 2011)