# Chaitanpur Village, Chandrakona - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Chaitanpur

Chaitanpur is a village in Chandrakona - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,899 people in 399 households**, the 19th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 1,899people (2011)
- 399households
- 68.9%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chaitanpur

Of every 100 households in Chaitanpur in 2011, 10 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chaitanpur · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**88%

Use banking services ****69%**

**54%

Television ****7%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**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 Chaitanpur?

■ Chaitanpur · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863**

**974

Working population ****53.5%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 63.5% for women. 63% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 558 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 195 (19%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (2%) · **■** Marginal 240 (24%)

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 - II

- Kalla1,990 people
- Khandanga1,964 people
- Radhaballabhpur1,958 people
- Shyamganja1,932 people
- Nilganja1,650 people
- Srirampur Atghara1,577 people
- Metela1,570 people
- Baraakna1,534 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chaitanpur?1,899 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaitanpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chaitanpur?68.9% (Census 2011)