# Chakla Village, Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur 

# Chakla

Chakla is a village in Keshiary sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,056 people in 230 households**, the 42nd largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 1,056people (2011)
- 230households
- 79.4%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chakla

Of every 100 households in Chakla in 2011, 55 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chakla · ■ Keshiary rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**20%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****18%**

**41%

Television ****15%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chakla?

■ Chakla · ■ Keshiary rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**955

Working population ****37.7%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 73.3% for women. 54% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 103 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 185 (46%) · **■** Other work 33 (8%) · **■** Marginal 77 (19%)

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 Keshiary

- Dhalbelun1,096 people
- Pabnia1,091 people
- Amilasai1,082 people
- Murakata1,068 people
- Dasisarisha1,041 people
- Ban Deuli1,024 people
- Phandar1,022 people
- Gila Gerya1,021 people

[All 220 villages in Keshiary](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshiary/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chakla?1,056 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakla in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshiary sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chakla?79.4% (Census 2011)