# Phulchak Village, Chandrakona - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Phulchak

Phulchak is a village in Chandrakona - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **390 people in 89 households**, the 104th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 390people (2011)
- 89households
- 94.9%literacy
- 831females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Phulchak

Of every 100 households in Phulchak in 2011, 99 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Phulchak · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**16%

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

**3%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****38%**

**32%

Television ****33%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Phulchak?

■ Phulchak · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.9%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****831**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2600**

**950

Working population ****44.4%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.6% for men and 92.7% for women. 65% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 97 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (9%) · **■** Household industry 12 (7%) · **■** Other work 23 (13%) · **■** Marginal 25 (14%)

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

- Amdhere416 people
- Gamaria409 people
- Mathurapur402 people
- Nishan Chak398 people
- Bakcha378 people
- Kharakpur372 people
- Arjungerya370 people
- Kalapat363 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 Phulchak?390 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phulchak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Phulchak?94.9% (Census 2011)