# Shola Village, Chandrakona - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shola

Shola is a village in Chandrakona - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,007 people in 220 households**, the 44th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 1,007people (2011)
- 220households
- 65.8%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shola

Of every 100 households in Shola in 2011, 65 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shola · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**66%

Tap water ****94%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**16%

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

**3%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****96%**

**32%

Television ****5%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**20%

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 Shola?

■ Shola · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****696**

**950

Working population ****28.4%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 55.1% for women. 52% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 16 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 263 (92%)

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

- Goyalsini1,134 people
- Basulia1,118 people
- Amrapat1,097 people
- Agra1,011 people
- Agra997 people
- Gopalpur997 people
- Chaltabandi991 people
- Hatpukur979 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 Shola?1,007 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shola in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shola?65.8% (Census 2011)