# Chakai Village, Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Chakai

Chakai is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,157 people in 264 households**, the 73rd largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 1,157people (2011)
- 264households
- 73.0%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chakai

Of every 100 households in Chakai in 2011, 88 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chakai · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****76%**

**61%

Television ****12%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Chakai?

■ Chakai · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**942

Working population ****58.3%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 62.5% for women. 62% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 171 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 256 (38%) · **■** Other work 16 (2%) · **■** Marginal 232 (34%)

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 Narayangarh

- Aharmunda1,172 people
- Shuja Nagar1,169 people
- Sitli1,165 people
- Maninathpur1,159 people
- Kunarpur1,145 people
- Mannya1,144 people
- Chhotamatkatpur1,137 people
- Madhab Chak1,105 people

[All 516 villages in Narayangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/narayangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chakai?1,157 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakai in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chakai?73.0% (Census 2011)