# Chandua Village, Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Chandua

Chandua is a village in Nayagram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **282 people in 50 households**, the 185th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 282people (2011)
- 50households
- 57.4%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandua

Of every 100 households in Chandua in 2011, 2 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandua · ■ Nayagram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**20%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****92%**

**18%

Television ****4%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****12%**

**21%

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 Chandua?

■ Chandua · ■ Nayagram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.4%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1375**

**963

Working population ****55.3%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 40.0% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (29%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 7 (4%) · **■** Marginal 89 (57%)

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 Nayagram

- Bati Jharia291 people
- Bhaluk Ghara289 people
- Bera Jal288 people
- Dojala288 people
- Tiyakati282 people
- Asur Hata276 people
- Kamala Tola276 people
- Bhua Sai270 people

[All 336 villages in Nayagram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/nayagram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandua?282 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandua in?Paschim Medinipur district (Nayagram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandua?57.4% (Census 2011)