# Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Sub-district · Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal 

# Chandrakona - II

Chandrakona - II is a sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **123,269 people**, no towns and 131 villages (122 inhabited). The largest village is Krishnapur (6,083 people).

- 123,269people (2011)
- 131villages
- 0towns
- 77.0%literacy

## Population of Chandrakona - II compared with Paschim Medinipur

■ Chandrakona - II · ■ Paschim Medinipur district

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**963

Working population ****38.5%**

**42.4%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chandrakona - II

Of every 100 households in Chandrakona - II in 2011, 44 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chandrakona - II · ■ Paschim Medinipur district

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**52%

Tap water ****22%**

**20%

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

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**87%

Use banking services ****54%**

**50%

Television ****18%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Largest villages in Chandrakona - II

- Krishnapur · 6,083 people
- Jhakra · 4,993 people
- Bala · 4,604 people
- Murakata · 4,411 people
- Kuapur · 3,215 people
- Dhanyagachhi · 3,000 people
- Kenchkapur · 2,863 people
- Bandipur · 2,829 people
- Maheshpur · 2,771 people
- Bhairabpur · 2,720 people
- Piardanga · 2,457 people
- Ghanarampur · 2,316 people
- Basanchhara · 2,128 people
- Jadabnagar · 1,999 people
- Kalla · 1,990 people
- Khandanga · 1,964 people

[All 131 villages in Chandrakona - II →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Chandrakona - II?131 (122 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandrakona - II in?Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Chandrakona - II?123,269 (Census 2011)