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

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Village · Egra - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Chowbatia

Chowbatia is a village in Egra - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **301 people in 65 households**, the 111th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 301people (2011)
- 65households
- 86.7%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chowbatia

Of every 100 households in Chowbatia in 2011, 97 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chowbatia · ■ Egra - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**88%

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

**10%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**40%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****58%**

**37%

Television ****20%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**26%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Chowbatia?

■ Chowbatia · ■ Egra - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**926

Working population ****54.5%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 81.7% for women. 59% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 89 (54%)

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

- Biswanathpur353 people
- Hatbarpatna334 people
- Chaknath307 people
- Hasimpur305 people
- Digha284 people
- Jagadishpur236 people
- Hosenpur221 people
- Baman Bil208 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 Chowbatia?301 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chowbatia in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chowbatia?86.7% (Census 2011)