# Chandrikala Punja Village, Contai - III – Population

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Village · Contai - III, Purba Medinipur 

# Chandrikala Punja

Chandrikala Punja is a village in Contai - III sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **345 people in 70 households**, the 128th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.9%.

- 345people (2011)
- 70households
- 89.1%literacy
- 1,018females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandrikala Punja

Of every 100 households in Chandrikala Punja in 2011, 75 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandrikala Punja · ■ Contai - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****28%**

**42%

Television ****17%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Chandrikala Punja?

■ Chandrikala Punja · ■ Contai - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.1%**

**89.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**948

Working population ****36.5%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 84.4% for women. 58% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Farm labourers 15 (12%) · **■** Household industry 10 (8%) · **■** Other work 38 (30%) · **■** Marginal 63 (50%)

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 - III

- Kanrgan407 people
- Kharij Bar406 people
- Bhutgerya389 people
- Olma385 people
- Sher Pur Bamun Bar323 people
- Mahesdasbar319 people
- Hapua313 people
- Balagerya310 people

[All 166 villages in Contai - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandrikala Punja?345 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandrikala Punja in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandrikala Punja?89.1% (Census 2011)