# Chaktarini Village, Salbani, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur 

# Chaktarini

Chaktarini is a village in Salbani sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,324 people in 742 households**, the 2nd largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 3,324people (2011)
- 742households
- 90.8%literacy
- 999females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chaktarini

Of every 100 households in Chaktarini in 2011, 85 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chaktarini · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**79%

Tap water ****55%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**93%

Use banking services ****79%**

**52%

Television ****56%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

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

**15%

Own their home ****91%**

**96%

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 Chaktarini?

■ Chaktarini · ■ Salbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.8%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**991

Working population ****34.1%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 88.8% for women. 54% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 57 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 381 (34%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 596 (53%) · **■** Marginal 84 (7%)

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 Salbani

- Salbani3,963 people
- Karnagar2,812 people
- Satpati2,360 people
- Mahasol1,999 people
- Jhar Bhanga1,983 people

[All 528 villages in Salbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/salbani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chaktarini?3,324 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaktarini in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chaktarini?90.8% (Census 2011)