# Raj Chak Village, Mahisadal, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Mahisadal, Purba Medinipur 

# Raj Chak

Raj Chak is a village in Mahisadal sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,000 people in 198 households**, the 60th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%.

- 1,000people (2011)
- 198households
- 79.9%literacy
- 887females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raj Chak

Of every 100 households in Raj Chak in 2011, 56 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Raj Chak · ■ Mahisadal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**6%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**85%

Use banking services ****30%**

**42%

Television ****29%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**1%

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

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Raj Chak?

■ Raj Chak · ■ Mahisadal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**86.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815**

**948

Working population ****33.7%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 73.4% for women. 55% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (14%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 160 (47%) · **■** Marginal 56 (17%)

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

- Sar Berya1,163 people
- Goyal Berya1,150 people
- Pahlanpur1,096 people
- Dakshin Kasim Nagar1,059 people
- Baksi Chak993 people
- Basudebpur955 people
- Bagda914 people
- Dhamait Nagar848 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raj Chak?1,000 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raj Chak in?Purba Medinipur district (Mahisadal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Raj Chak?79.9% (Census 2011)