# Pahari Chak Village, Dantan - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Pahari Chak

Pahari Chak is a village in Dantan - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **496 people in 124 households**, the 82nd largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 496people (2011)
- 124households
- 93.5%literacy
- 865females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pahari Chak

Of every 100 households in Pahari Chak in 2011, 99 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pahari Chak · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**17%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**31%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****80%**

**60%

Television ****12%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Pahari Chak?

■ Pahari Chak · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.5%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815**

**953

Working population ****70.2%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.5% for men and 88.9% for women. 70% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 168 (48%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (4%) · **■** Marginal 165 (47%)

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 Dantan - II

- Rashulpur555 people
- Nahalia527 people
- Joti Bar517 people
- Rangasitia512 people
- Gamharipur495 people
- Baicha494 people
- Kuchi Gerya493 people
- Mulada463 people

[All 128 villages in Dantan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pahari Chak?496 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pahari Chak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pahari Chak?93.5% (Census 2011)