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

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Village · Egra - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Chatla

Chatla is a village in Egra - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,443 people in 1,081 households**, the 6th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 5,443people (2011)
- 1,081households
- 85.2%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chatla

Of every 100 households in Chatla in 2011, 38 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chatla · ■ Egra - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**46%

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

**88%

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

**10%

Tap water ****5%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**40%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**96%

Use banking services ****20%**

**37%

Television ****9%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chatla?

■ Chatla · ■ Egra - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**926

Working population ****40.6%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 79.3% for women. 65% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 770 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 451 (20%) · **■** Household industry 58 (3%) · **■** Other work 265 (12%) · **■** Marginal 665 (30%)

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

- Chhatri7,186 people
- Jerthan6,568 people
- Alangiri6,099 people
- Panchrol5,615 people
- Amdai5,181 people
- Barida4,630 people
- Nagua4,396 people
- Rasan4,114 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 Chatla?5,443 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chatla in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chatla?85.2% (Census 2011)