# Chorchita Village, Gopiballavpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Chorchita

Chorchita is a village in Gopiballavpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,383 people in 1,016 households**, the 1st largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 4,383people (2011)
- 1,016households
- 69.2%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chorchita

Of every 100 households in Chorchita in 2011, 35 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chorchita · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**83%

Tap water ****7%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**28%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****39%**

**50%

Television ****8%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chorchita?

■ Chorchita · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**940

Working population ****41.6%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 59.5% for women. 55% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (5%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 166 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1,510 (83%)

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 Gopiballavpur - II

- Petbindhi3,847 people
- Jahanpur3,521 people
- Bhamal1,991 people
- Mahapal1,867 people

[All 192 villages in Gopiballavpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chorchita?4,383 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chorchita in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chorchita?69.2% (Census 2011)