# Chirakuti Village, Bhagawanpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhagawanpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Chirakuti

Chirakuti is a village in Bhagawanpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,139 people in 246 households**, the 54th largest of 167 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 91.0%.

- 1,139people (2011)
- 246households
- 95.7%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chirakuti

Of every 100 households in Chirakuti in 2011, 28 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chirakuti · ■ Bhagawanpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**5%

Tap water ****30%**

**12%

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

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****64%**

**34%

Television ****17%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chirakuti?

■ Chirakuti · ■ Bhagawanpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.7%**

**91.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053**

**949

Working population ****56.8%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.9% for men and 93.4% for women. 61% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Farm labourers 86 (13%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 185 (29%) · **■** Marginal 368 (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 Bhagawanpur - II

- Sadulya Chak1,188 people
- Laudighi1,171 people
- Naruya Bila1,154 people
- Bamanbar1,151 people
- Machhnan1,137 people
- Dhalua1,133 people
- Simuldanri1,124 people
- Paschim Kalagachhya1,099 people

[All 168 villages in Bhagawanpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/bhagawanpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chirakuti?1,139 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chirakuti in?Purba Medinipur district (Bhagawanpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chirakuti?95.7% (Census 2011)