# Chakganesh Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Chakganesh

Chakganesh is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,585 people in 381 households**, the 21st largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 1,585people (2011)
- 381households
- 64.2%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chakganesh

Of every 100 households in Chakganesh in 2011, 10 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chakganesh · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**50%

Tap water ****25%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**26%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**94%

Use banking services ****29%**

**42%

Television ****8%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Chakganesh?

■ Chakganesh · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033**

**970

Working population ****37.9%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.9% for men and 53.8% for women. 56% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 162 (27%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 79 (13%) · **■** Marginal 288 (48%)

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 - II

- Baradiha1,818 people
- Balihati1,757 people
- Khagra1,710 people
- Dubgohal1,668 people
- Palshya1,536 people
- Rautmani1,531 people
- Chakkeshi1,421 people
- Madanmohan1,398 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chakganesh?1,585 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakganesh in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chakganesh?64.2% (Census 2011)