# Chilghara Village, Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur 

# Chilghara

Chilghara is a village in Midnapore sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **618 people in 132 households**, the 97th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 618people (2011)
- 132households
- 85.3%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chilghara

Of every 100 households in Chilghara in 2011, 74 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chilghara · ■ Midnapore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****33%**

**32%

Television ****38%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**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 Chilghara?

■ Chilghara · ■ Midnapore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911**

**968

Working population ****39.0%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 77.4% for women. 53% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (18%) · **■** Household industry 13 (5%) · **■** Other work 57 (24%) · **■** Marginal 117 (49%)

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

- Mantaberia627 people
- Sijua626 people
- Krishnadeuli624 people
- Bhadule621 people
- Bagargeryaasti609 people
- Sholkamari606 people
- Palashbani605 people
- Gobindanagar596 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chilghara?618 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chilghara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chilghara?85.3% (Census 2011)