# Farid Chak Village, Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur 

# Farid Chak

Farid Chak is a village in Midnapore sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **481 people in 109 households**, the 126th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 481people (2011)
- 109households
- 53.3%literacy
- 886females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Farid Chak

Of every 100 households in Farid Chak in 2011, 78 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Farid Chak · ■ Midnapore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**18%

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

**5%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****9%**

**32%

Television ****8%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**25%

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 Farid Chak?

■ Farid Chak · ■ Midnapore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.3%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****795**

**968

Working population ****30.4%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.7% for men and 39.5% for women. 56% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 9 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 134 (92%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%)

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

- Belpatari514 people
- Shibpur509 people
- Jharia502 people
- Chandabila495 people
- Bahanagerya480 people
- Bhutgerya474 people
- Depara472 people
- Khayerbani459 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Farid Chak?481 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Farid Chak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Farid Chak?53.3% (Census 2011)