# Chandra, Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur 

# Chandra

Chandra is a village in [Midnapore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/midnapore/) sub-district of [Paschim Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **675 people in 153 households**, the 83rd largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 675people (2011)
- 153households
- 84.5%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandra

Of every 100 households in Chandra in 2011, 95 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chandra · ■ Midnapore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**68%

Tap water ****41%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**5%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****95%**

**32%

Television ****60%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**25%

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 Chandra?

■ Chandra · ■ Midnapore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810**

**968

Working population ****43.0%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 78.8% for women. 57% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 118 (41%) · **■** Marginal 169 (58%)

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 Midnapore

- Kumarpur726 people
- Murakata710 people
- Chak Daulat699 people
- Kharikasuli695 people
- Kismatengua668 people
- Rameshwarpur667 people
- Dharmmpur652 people
- Shirsi652 people

[All 271 villages in Midnapore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/midnapore/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandra?675 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandra in?Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandra?84.5% (Census 2011)