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

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Village · Egra - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Chhatri

Chhatri is a village in Egra - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,186 people in 1,492 households**, the 2nd largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 7,186people (2011)
- 1,492households
- 84.3%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhatri

Of every 100 households in Chhatri in 2011, 43 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhatri · ■ Egra - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**88%

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

**10%

Tap water ****10%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**40%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****46%**

**37%

Television ****9%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**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 Chhatri?

■ Chhatri · ■ Egra - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937**

**926

Working population ****46.4%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 74.7% for women. 65% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 921 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,035 (31%) · **■** Household industry 12 (0%) · **■** Other work 352 (11%) · **■** Marginal 1,013 (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

- Kasbagola7,900 people
- Jerthan6,568 people
- Alangiri6,099 people
- Panchrol5,615 people
- Chatla5,443 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 Chhatri?7,186 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhatri in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chhatri?84.3% (Census 2011)