# Derya Chak Village, Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur 

# Derya Chak

Derya Chak is a village in Kolaghat sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **11,358 people in 2,447 households**, the 1st largest of 106 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 11,358people (2011)
- 2,447households
- 84.9%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Derya Chak

Of every 100 households in Derya Chak in 2011, 23 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Derya Chak · ■ Kolaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**19%

Tap water ****5%**

**4%

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

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****41%**

**44%

Television ****14%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**17%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Derya Chak?

■ Derya Chak · ■ Kolaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**942

Working population ****47.6%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 76.8% for women. 59% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 542 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 617 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1,545 (29%) · **■** Other work 1,079 (20%) · **■** Marginal 1,619 (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 Kolaghat

- Brindaban Chak10,235 people
- Bhogpur7,559 people
- Saluka5,680 people
- Narayan Pakuria5,654 people

[All 109 villages in Kolaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/kolaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Derya Chak?11,358 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Derya Chak in?Purba Medinipur district (Kolaghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Derya Chak?84.9% (Census 2011)