# Ishangar Village, Chandrakona - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Ishangar

Ishangar is a village in Chandrakona - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **288 people in 56 households**, the 103rd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 288people (2011)
- 56households
- 95.1%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ishangar

Of every 100 households in Ishangar in 2011, 95 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Ishangar · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**88%

Use banking services ****96%**

**54%

Television ****50%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Ishangar?

■ Ishangar · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.1%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**974

Working population ****28.1%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.8% for men and 92.0% for women. 54% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 53 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (5%) · **■** Other work 24 (30%)

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

- Nityanandapur334 people
- Kunarpur332 people
- Sirsa310 people
- Bhagabanbati293 people
- Penkale259 people
- Jamdan250 people
- Brahmankala236 people
- Mamudpur235 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 Ishangar?288 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ishangar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ishangar?95.1% (Census 2011)