# Thakur Chak Village, Nanda Kumar – Population & Literacy

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Village · Nanda Kumar, Purba Medinipur 

# Thakur Chak

Thakur Chak is a village in Nanda Kumar sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,242 people in 264 households**, the 68th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 1,242people (2011)
- 264households
- 82.9%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Thakur Chak

Of every 100 households in Thakur Chak in 2011, 45 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thakur Chak · ■ Nanda Kumar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**40%

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

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**17%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

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

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****60%**

**39%

Television ****14%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Thakur Chak?

■ Thakur Chak · ■ Nanda Kumar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****719**

**940

Working population ****37.4%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 78.2% for women. 52% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 66 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (11%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 42 (9%) · **■** Marginal 299 (64%)

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 Nanda Kumar

- Kamarda1,409 people
- Lauhajang1,325 people
- Baharampur1,284 people
- Dakshin Gumai1,264 people
- Chak Jiyadighi1,231 people
- Totabere1,215 people
- Padumkhana1,182 people
- Betaldighi1,111 people

[All 101 villages in Nanda Kumar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/nanda-kumar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Thakur Chak?1,242 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thakur Chak in?Purba Medinipur district (Nanda Kumar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Thakur Chak?82.9% (Census 2011)