# Chandipur Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Chandipur

Chandipur is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **548 people in 127 households**, the 86th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 548people (2011)
- 127households
- 65.5%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandipur

Of every 100 households in Chandipur in 2011, 34 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandipur · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

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

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****31%**

**34%

Television ****10%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**17%

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 Chandipur?

■ Chandipur · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****710**

**979

Working population ****49.6%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 52.9% for women. 57% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (12%) · **■** Marginal 230 (85%)

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 Jhargram

- Balla554 people
- Gobindapur553 people
- Patharnala553 people
- Bhaluk Kaulua552 people
- Baraektal547 people
- Saftaldiha547 people
- Angarkundia543 people
- Jambedia543 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandipur?548 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandipur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandipur?65.5% (Census 2011)