Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur
# Mohanchak

Mohanchak is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 450 people in 100 households, the 117th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.
- 450 people (2011)
- 100 households
- 77.7% literacy
- 907 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mohanchak

Of every 100 households in Mohanchak in 2011, 87 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mohanchak · ■ Ghatal rural average
- Electricity for lighting 87% 57%
- Toilet within the home 7% 50%
- No toilet (open defecation) 93% 49%
- Tap water 0% 11%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 13%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 93%
- Use banking services 18% 37%
- Television 9% 24%
- Mobile phone 24% 47%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 56% 22%
- Own their home 97% 98%

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

## What is the population of Mohanchak?

■ Mohanchak · ■ Ghatal rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 77.7% 81.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 907 940
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 821 959
- Working population 54.9% 39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 71.7% for women. 56% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 85 (34%) · ■ Farm labourers 11 (4%) · ■ Household industry 6 (2%) · ■ Other work 9 (4%) · ■ Marginal 136 (55%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Ghatal
- Thabapur 481 people
- Nishchindipur 475 people
- Kunarsaha 468 people
- Rahatpur 455 people
- Kanchiya 449 people
- Malancha 447 people
- Singhachak 445 people
- Ramchandrapur 421 people

All 145 villages in Ghatal

## Other places named Mohanchak
- Mohanchak · Village, Kotulpur, Bankura · 53 people
- Mohan Chak · Village, Jakhania, Ghazipur · 22 people
- Mohanchak · Village, Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur · 7 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Mohanchak? 450 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mohanchak in? Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mohanchak? 77.7% (Census 2011)

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