# Brajalal Chak Village, Haldia, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Haldia, Purba Medinipur 

# Brajalal Chak

Brajalal Chak is a village in Haldia sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,366 people in 1,465 households**, the 3rd largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.0%.

- 6,366people (2011)
- 1,465households
- 87.3%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Brajalal Chak

Of every 100 households in Brajalal Chak in 2011, 67 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Brajalal Chak · ■ Haldia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**12%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****64%**

**42%

Television ****33%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**20%

Own their home ****92%**

**94%

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 Brajalal Chak?

■ Brajalal Chak · ■ Haldia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%**

**86.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**924

Working population ****36.7%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 82.8% for women. 56% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 183 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 340 (15%) · **■** Household industry 57 (2%) · **■** Other work 859 (37%) · **■** Marginal 895 (38%)

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 Haldia

- Kunarpur10,516 people
- Bar Basudebpur6,611 people
- Dwari Berya5,527 people
- Barabari5,051 people
- Baruttar Hingli4,840 people
- Barbajitpur4,751 people

[All 24 villages in Haldia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/haldia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Brajalal Chak?6,366 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Brajalal Chak in?Purba Medinipur district (Haldia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Brajalal Chak?87.3% (Census 2011)