# Paschim Chandanpur Village, Contai - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Contai - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Paschim Chandanpur

Paschim Chandanpur is a village in Contai - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,804 people in 388 households**, the 16th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.3%.

- 1,804people (2011)
- 388households
- 91.6%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Chandanpur

Of every 100 households in Paschim Chandanpur in 2011, 24 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paschim Chandanpur · ■ Contai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**15%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****34%**

**43%

Television ****14%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**25%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Paschim Chandanpur?

■ Paschim Chandanpur · ■ Contai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.6%**

**89.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**956

Working population ****36.0%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.4% for men and 86.4% for women. 57% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 12 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 247 (38%) · **■** Marginal 378 (58%)

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 Contai - I

- Kantai2,045 people
- Silampur2,032 people
- Ghatua1,904 people
- Haipur1,823 people
- Kapasda1,784 people
- Badhie1,742 people
- Dakshin Charai Khia1,738 people
- Mukundapur1,726 people

[All 225 villages in Contai - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Chandanpur?1,804 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Chandanpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Chandanpur?91.6% (Census 2011)