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 123 people in 30 households, the 369th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.
- 123 people (2011)
- 30 households
- 67.3% literacy
- 836 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chenchur Gerya

Of every 100 households in Chenchur Gerya in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chenchur Gerya · ■ Jhargram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 38%
- Toilet within the home 0% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 86%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 37% 30%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 23% 34%
- Television 0% 14%
- Mobile phone 27% 29%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 13% 17%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Chenchur Gerya?

■ Chenchur Gerya · ■ Jhargram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.3% 72.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 836 979
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1286 979
- Working population 67.5% 46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 48.9% for women. 67% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 11 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 14 (17%) · ■ Other work 2 (2%) · ■ Marginal 56 (67%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Jhargram
- Guri Pukur 126 people
- Hariadhara 125 people
- Hatibari 125 people
- Balisol 123 people
- Mura Bani 122 people
- Bhelai Juri 120 people
- Satyadihi 118 people
- Chirik Chanpa 117 people

All 604 villages in Jhargram

## Other places named Chenchur Gerya
- Chenchur-Gerya · Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur · 697 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Chenchur Gerya? 123 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chenchur Gerya in? Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chenchur Gerya? 67.3% (Census 2011)

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