Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur
# Chak Purusottam

Chak Purusottam is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 563 people in 116 households, the 175th largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.
- 563 people (2011)
- 116 households
- 88.9% literacy
- 948 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chak Purusottam

Of every 100 households in Chak Purusottam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chak Purusottam · ■ Debra rural average
- Electricity for lighting 90% 48%
- Toilet within the home 68% 63%
- No toilet (open defecation) 32% 34%
- Tap water 0% 7%
- Drinking water within premises 19% 20%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95%
- Use banking services 50% 50%
- Television 21% 24%
- Mobile phone 47% 44%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 17% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 11% 18%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chak Purusottam?

■ Chak Purusottam · ■ Debra rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 88.9% 81.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 948 980
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 988
- Working population 43.3% 46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 83.6% for women. 62% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 74 (30%) · ■ Farm labourers 57 (23%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 64 (26%) · ■ Marginal 48 (20%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Debra
- Gopalpur 576 people
- Sinua 572 people
- Jamal Chak 567 people
- Hari Charan 566 people
- Laugerya 563 people
- Chak Bajit 560 people
- Kalua Brindaban 559 people
- Ghosh Khira 556 people

All 477 villages in Debra

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Chak Purusottam? 563 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak Purusottam in? Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chak Purusottam? 88.9% (Census 2011)

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