# Rajendra Chak Village, Egra - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Egra - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Rajendra Chak

Rajendra Chak is a village in Egra - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,483 people in 516 households**, the 19th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 2,483people (2011)
- 516households
- 81.7%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rajendra Chak

Of every 100 households in Rajendra Chak in 2011, 18 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Rajendra Chak · ■ Egra - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**94%

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

**4%

Tap water ****1%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****4%**

**33%

Television ****4%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Rajendra Chak?

■ Rajendra Chak · ■ Egra - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**953

Working population ****34.0%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 73.8% for women. 60% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 163 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 398 (47%) · **■** Household industry 52 (6%) · **■** Other work 36 (4%) · **■** Marginal 196 (23%)

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 - II

- Rukminipur2,956 people
- Dulalpur2,766 people
- Maheshpur2,642 people
- Urdhabpur2,610 people
- Kamalpur2,463 people
- Asit Chak2,455 people
- Ganeshwarpur2,135 people
- Bara Nidhi2,097 people

[All 117 villages in Egra - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rajendra Chak?2,483 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rajendra Chak in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rajendra Chak?81.7% (Census 2011)