# Chichra Village, Jamboni, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamboni, Paschim Medinipur 

# Chichra

Chichra is a village in Jamboni sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,116 people in 574 households**, the 2nd largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 3,116people (2011)
- 574households
- 83.2%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chichra

Of every 100 households in Chichra in 2011, 55 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chichra · ■ Jamboni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**89%

Tap water ****14%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**98%

Use banking services ****40%**

**25%

Television ****28%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Chichra?

■ Chichra · ■ Jamboni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**960

Working population ****35.5%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 74.5% for women. 55% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 106 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (2%) · **■** Household industry 183 (17%) · **■** Other work 632 (57%) · **■** Marginal 166 (15%)

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 Jamboni

- Parihati4,312 people
- Belia2,268 people
- Gidhni1,935 people
- Dubra1,799 people
- Kapasita1,761 people

[All 338 villages in Jamboni](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jamboni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chichra?3,116 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chichra in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jamboni sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chichra?83.2% (Census 2011)