# Papan Chak Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Papan Chak

Papan Chak is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **676 people in 132 households**, the 141st largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 676people (2011)
- 132households
- 86.8%literacy
- 883females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Papan Chak

Of every 100 households in Papan Chak in 2011, 14 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Papan Chak · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****33%**

**50%

Television ****15%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Papan Chak?

■ Papan Chak · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**988

Working population ****35.8%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 82.4% for women. 62% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 42 (17%) · **■** Marginal 109 (45%)

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 Debra

- Jagul692 people
- Singargar688 people
- Ashari685 people
- Hariharpur681 people
- Jaykrishnapur673 people
- Simana Shubhadrapat672 people
- Bakalsa Nimcharan669 people
- Radha Kantapur668 people

[All 477 villages in Debra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/debra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Papan Chak?676 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Papan Chak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Papan Chak?86.8% (Census 2011)