# Nishan Chak Village, Chandrakona - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Nishan Chak

Nishan Chak is a village in Chandrakona - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **398 people in 84 households**, the 103rd largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 398people (2011)
- 84households
- 59.1%literacy
- 1,095females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Nishan Chak

Of every 100 households in Nishan Chak in 2011, 8 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nishan Chak · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**66%

Tap water ****95%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**16%

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

**3%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****0%**

**32%

Television ****0%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****96%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Nishan Chak?

■ Nishan Chak · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1095**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**950

Working population ****47.7%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.0% for men and 53.5% for women. 64% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (20%) · **■** Household industry 10 (5%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 135 (71%)

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

- Nonadanga420 people
- Amdhere416 people
- Gamaria409 people
- Mathurapur402 people
- Phulchak390 people
- Bakcha378 people
- Kharakpur372 people
- Arjungerya370 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 Nishan Chak?398 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nishan Chak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Nishan Chak?59.1% (Census 2011)