# Shrinagar Village, Chandrakona - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shrinagar

Shrinagar is a village in Chandrakona - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,548 people in 830 households**, the 4th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 3,548people (2011)
- 830households
- 76.4%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shrinagar

Of every 100 households in Shrinagar in 2011, 55 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shrinagar · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**66%

Tap water ****43%**

**29%

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

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**93%

Use banking services ****33%**

**32%

Television ****27%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**20%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Shrinagar?

■ Shrinagar · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**950

Working population ****40.2%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 70.3% for women. 59% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 265 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 551 (39%) · **■** Household industry 35 (2%) · **■** Other work 280 (20%) · **■** Marginal 295 (21%)

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

- Jara6,569 people
- Mangrul5,462 people
- Madhabpur3,667 people
- Jagannathpur3,284 people
- Manoharpur3,018 people
- Lakshipur2,939 people
- Manikkunda2,828 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 Shrinagar?3,548 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shrinagar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shrinagar?76.4% (Census 2011)