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

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Village · Mahisadal, Purba Medinipur 

# Chanpi

Chanpi is a village in Mahisadal sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,237 people in 1,128 households**, the 7th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%.

- 5,237people (2011)
- 1,128households
- 84.5%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chanpi

Of every 100 households in Chanpi in 2011, 52 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chanpi · ■ Mahisadal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**6%

Tap water ****6%**

**8%

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

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**85%

Use banking services ****20%**

**42%

Television ****27%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**28%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Chanpi?

■ Chanpi · ■ Mahisadal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**86.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839**

**948

Working population ****34.3%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 78.8% for women. 57% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 298 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 347 (19%) · **■** Household industry 70 (4%) · **■** Other work 474 (26%) · **■** Marginal 609 (34%)

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

- Gopalpur8,294 people
- Lakshya8,247 people
- Kalika Kundu6,421 people
- Kanchanpur5,597 people
- Purbba Srirampur5,024 people
- Betkundu4,935 people
- Basulya4,599 people
- Mayachar or Bardyabiri Char4,361 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chanpi?5,237 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chanpi in?Purba Medinipur district (Mahisadal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chanpi?84.5% (Census 2011)