# Chakkeshi Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Chakkeshi

Chakkeshi is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,421 people in 378 households**, the 24th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 1,421people (2011)
- 378households
- 73.0%literacy
- 1,065females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chakkeshi

Of every 100 households in Chakkeshi in 2011, 19 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chakkeshi · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****29%**

**42%

Television ****10%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**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 Chakkeshi?

■ Chakkeshi · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1152**

**970

Working population ****55.7%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 64.3% for women. 63% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 86 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 212 (27%) · **■** Household industry 23 (3%) · **■** Other work 166 (21%) · **■** Marginal 305 (39%)

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

- Dubgohal1,668 people
- Chakganesh1,585 people
- Palshya1,536 people
- Rautmani1,531 people
- Madanmohan1,398 people
- Barmunibgar1,380 people
- Jakpur1,341 people
- Kashba1,325 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 Chakkeshi?1,421 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakkeshi in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chakkeshi?73.0% (Census 2011)