# Chirkunya Village, Narayangarh – Population & Literacy

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Chirkunya

Chirkunya is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **667 people in 148 households**, the 138th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 667people (2011)
- 148households
- 79.7%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chirkunya

Of every 100 households in Chirkunya in 2011, 19 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chirkunya · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****83%**

**61%

Television ****11%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chirkunya?

■ Chirkunya · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**77.9%

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

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****698**

**942

Working population ****45.3%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 70.6% for women. 54% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 26 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (4%) · **■** Other work 70 (23%) · **■** Marginal 194 (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 Narayangarh

- Ahira686 people
- Purusottampur683 people
- Taladiha678 people
- Barbalia669 people
- Ramnagar662 people
- Monohar Pur657 people
- Gamua645 people
- Purichak639 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chirkunya?667 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chirkunya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chirkunya?79.7% (Census 2011)