# Benapur Chaita Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Benapur Chaita

Benapur Chaita is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **752 people in 157 households**, the 75th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 752people (2011)
- 157households
- 37.7%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Benapur Chaita

Of every 100 households in Benapur Chaita in 2011, 63 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Benapur Chaita · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**41%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**83%

Use banking services ****10%**

**46%

Television ****22%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Benapur Chaita?

■ Benapur Chaita · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.7%**

**74.2%

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

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**971

Working population ****53.2%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.7% for men and 33.4% for women. 53% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (10%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 160 (40%) · **■** Marginal 168 (42%)

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 Kharagpur - I

- Paljhari769 people
- Ajabpur768 people
- Purba Shyamsundarpur767 people
- Kantasol758 people
- Keshpal751 people
- Kayetpur727 people
- Bir Bhadrapur725 people
- Khairachati723 people

[All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Benapur Chaita?752 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benapur Chaita in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Benapur Chaita?37.7% (Census 2011)