# Chamka Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Chamka

Chamka is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **399 people in 106 households**, the 156th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 399people (2011)
- 106households
- 81.8%literacy
- 864females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chamka

Of every 100 households in Chamka in 2011, 99 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chamka · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**26%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****22%**

**42%

Television ****9%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chamka?

■ Chamka · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****808**

**970

Working population ****42.9%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 71.3% for women. 55% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 47 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 9 (5%) · **■** Marginal 110 (64%)

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

- Chak Santra404 people
- Junbalida404 people
- Jhajia400 people
- Atrakhi399 people
- Baita386 people
- Swarupchak381 people
- Ismailchak376 people
- Sitibatitaki372 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 Chamka?399 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chamka in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chamka?81.8% (Census 2011)