# Chaknath Village, Egra - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Egra - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Chaknath

Chaknath is a village in Egra - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **307 people in 63 households**, the 109th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 307people (2011)
- 63households
- 85.7%literacy
- 861females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chaknath

Of every 100 households in Chaknath in 2011, 98 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chaknath · ■ Egra - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**88%

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

**10%

Tap water ****13%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**40%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****35%**

**37%

Television ****32%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Chaknath?

■ Chaknath · ■ Egra - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****688**

**926

Working population ****33.9%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.0% for men and 76.3% for women. 61% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 37 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (25%) · **■** Other work 5 (5%) · **■** Marginal 36 (35%)

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 Egra - I

- Bindha364 people
- Sadarpur364 people
- Biswanathpur353 people
- Hatbarpatna334 people
- Hasimpur305 people
- Chowbatia301 people
- Digha284 people
- Jagadishpur236 people

[All 133 villages in Egra - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chaknath?307 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaknath in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chaknath?85.7% (Census 2011)