# Behari Chak Village, Daspur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Behari Chak

Behari Chak is a village in Daspur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **695 people in 156 households**, the 125th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 695people (2011)
- 156households
- 60.3%literacy
- 1,100females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Behari Chak

Of every 100 households in Behari Chak in 2011, 3 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Behari Chak · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**38%

Tap water ****0%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**25%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****48%**

**59%

Television ****3%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**13%

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 Behari Chak?

■ Behari Chak · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1100**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1205**

**972

Working population ****56.5%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 52.1% for women. 66% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 164 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (7%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 197 (50%)

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 Daspur - I

- Makarampur767 people
- Banshkhal759 people
- Jalalpur757 people
- Sitakundu751 people
- Anandagar682 people
- Kirttibaspur682 people
- Debkul641 people
- Damodarpur632 people

[All 162 villages in Daspur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Behari Chak?695 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Behari Chak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Behari Chak?60.3% (Census 2011)