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

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Village · Bhagawanpur - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Dwarika Chak

Dwarika Chak is a village in Bhagawanpur - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **592 people in 142 households**, the 106th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 88.4%.

- 592people (2011)
- 142households
- 91.7%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dwarika Chak

Of every 100 households in Dwarika Chak in 2011, 70 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dwarika Chak · ■ Bhagawanpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**10%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**3%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****1%**

**92%

Use banking services ****46%**

**38%

Television ****12%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dwarika Chak?

■ Dwarika Chak · ■ Bhagawanpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.7%**

**88.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1476**

**934

Working population ****37.0%**

**38.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.6% for men and 87.5% for women. 62% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (58%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (12%) · **■** Marginal 62 (28%)

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

- Chau Dunia612 people
- Shyam Chak609 people
- Khamti603 people
- Parial Chak593 people
- Sandalpur581 people
- Jadupur578 people
- Hamirpur574 people
- Dayal Chak549 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 Dwarika Chak?592 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dwarika Chak in?Purba Medinipur district (Bhagawanpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dwarika Chak?91.7% (Census 2011)