# Chandipur Village, Mahisadal, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Mahisadal, Purba Medinipur 

# Chandipur

Chandipur is a village in Mahisadal sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,047 people in 487 households**, the 37th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%.

- 2,047people (2011)
- 487households
- 90.5%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandipur

Of every 100 households in Chandipur in 2011, 51 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandipur · ■ Mahisadal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**6%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**4%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**85%

Use banking services ****34%**

**42%

Television ****23%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**28%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Chandipur?

■ Chandipur · ■ Mahisadal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.5%**

**86.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**948

Working population ****34.0%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.9% for men and 84.8% for women. 59% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (18%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 117 (17%) · **■** Marginal 390 (56%)

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 Mahisadal

- Rangibasan2,570 people
- Gajipur2,413 people
- Ajra2,345 people
- Gopal Chak2,197 people
- Bholsara2,008 people
- Ektarpur1,983 people
- Kapurda1,933 people
- Jhaupatra1,694 people

[All 75 villages in Mahisadal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/mahisadal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandipur?2,047 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandipur in?Purba Medinipur district (Mahisadal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandipur?90.5% (Census 2011)