# Chenchur-Gerya Village, Jhargram – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Chenchur-Gerya

Chenchur-Gerya is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **697 people in 141 households**, the 47th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 697people (2011)
- 141households
- 62.9%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chenchur-Gerya

Of every 100 households in Chenchur-Gerya in 2011, 3 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chenchur-Gerya · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**34%

Television ****2%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**17%

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 Chenchur-Gerya?

■ Chenchur-Gerya · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**979

Working population ****47.9%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 47.5% for women. 52% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (28%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 62 (19%) · **■** Marginal 169 (51%)

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

- Tarapur723 people
- Pathra718 people
- Jitusol712 people
- Lohamelya700 people
- Ghrita Kham692 people
- Betkundari670 people
- Golbandhi669 people
- Jaynagar666 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chenchur-Gerya?697 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chenchur-Gerya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chenchur-Gerya?62.9% (Census 2011)