# Paschim Chak Village, Pingla, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Pingla, Paschim Medinipur 

# Paschim Chak

Paschim Chak is a village in Pingla sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,198 people in 617 households**, the 21st largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%.

- 2,198people (2011)
- 617households
- 87.7%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Chak

Of every 100 households in Paschim Chak in 2011, 36 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paschim Chak · ■ Pingla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**32%

Tap water ****9%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**20%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****81%**

**60%

Television ****14%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****20%**

**18%

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 Paschim Chak?

■ Paschim Chak · ■ Pingla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.7%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**942

Working population ****66.0%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.0% for men and 80.1% for women. 68% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 306 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (5%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 95 (7%) · **■** Marginal 957 (66%)

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 Pingla

- Sut Chhara2,468 people
- Jan Hat2,335 people
- Mirupur2,309 people
- Chhota Khelna2,229 people
- Handal2,072 people
- Khirinda2,031 people
- Saharda1,966 people
- Keleyara1,910 people

[All 182 villages in Pingla](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/pingla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Chak?2,198 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Chak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Pingla sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Chak?87.7% (Census 2011)