# Chakturia Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Chakturia

Chakturia is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,030 people in 244 households**, the 46th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 1,030people (2011)
- 244households
- 88.5%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chakturia

Of every 100 households in Chakturia in 2011, 52 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chakturia · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**26%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****29%**

**42%

Television ****34%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chakturia?

■ Chakturia · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.5%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**970

Working population ****36.9%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.4% for men and 80.5% for women. 61% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 21 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 91 (24%) · **■** Marginal 261 (69%)

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

- Amlataria1,064 people
- Satrangi1,048 people
- Kanyta1,037 people
- Kandarpapur1,034 people
- Panchpara1,030 people
- Digra990 people
- Chaupanya987 people
- Ambigere977 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 Chakturia?1,030 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakturia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chakturia?88.5% (Census 2011)