Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur
# Chaknarayanbhanja

Chaknarayanbhanja is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 189 people in 42 households, the 247th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.
- 189 people (2011)
- 42 households
- 85.9% literacy
- 1,100 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chaknarayanbhanja

Of every 100 households in Chaknarayanbhanja in 2011, 55 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chaknarayanbhanja · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 55% 46%
- Toilet within the home 69% 49%
- No toilet (open defecation) 31% 50%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 5% 26%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 83% 42%
- Television 21% 16%
- Mobile phone 26% 31%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 5% 26%
- Own their home 100% 97%

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

## What is the population of Chaknarayanbhanja?

■ Chaknarayanbhanja · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 85.9% 76.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1100 982
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 2167 970
- Working population 52.4% 43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.0% for men and 77.9% for women. 62% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 14 (14%) · ■ Farm labourers 21 (21%) · ■ Other work 15 (15%) · ■ Marginal 49 (49%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Kharagpur - II
- Simana 196 people
- Jharia 193 people
- Kaismali 193 people
- Bardhanu 189 people
- Chaksandhar 189 people
- Akasya 188 people
- Sankrishnapur 186 people
- Jogisenbar 185 people

All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Chaknarayanbhanja? 189 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaknarayanbhanja in? Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chaknarayanbhanja? 85.9% (Census 2011)

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