# Bhim Chak Village, Bhagawanpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhagawanpur - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Bhim Chak

Bhim Chak is a village in Bhagawanpur - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,578 people in 312 households**, the 49th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.4%.

- 1,578people (2011)
- 312households
- 76.7%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhim Chak

Of every 100 households in Bhim Chak in 2011, 11 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhim Chak · ■ Bhagawanpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**10%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****18%**

**38%

Television ****3%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****62%**

**33%

Own their home ****92%**

**97%

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 Bhim Chak?

■ Bhim Chak · ■ Bhagawanpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**88.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**934

Working population ****29.6%**

**38.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 68.7% for women. 49% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (26%) · **■** Household industry 69 (15%) · **■** Other work 152 (33%) · **■** Marginal 116 (25%)

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 Bhagawanpur - I

- Purba Bar1,653 people
- Pajankul1,602 people
- Dhanda1,589 people
- Barttan1,579 people
- Shakrullapur1,557 people
- Banamalipur1,538 people
- Tiraipur1,534 people
- Nilkanta Pur1,533 people

[All 165 villages in Bhagawanpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/bhagawanpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhim Chak?1,578 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhim Chak in?Purba Medinipur district (Bhagawanpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhim Chak?76.7% (Census 2011)