# Thekuya Chak Village, Nanda Kumar – Population & Literacy

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Village · Nanda Kumar, Purba Medinipur 

# Thekuya Chak

Thekuya Chak is a village in Nanda Kumar sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,353 people in 534 households**, the 34th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 2,353people (2011)
- 534households
- 87.7%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Thekuya Chak

Of every 100 households in Thekuya Chak in 2011, 29 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Thekuya Chak · ■ Nanda Kumar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**17%

Tap water ****24%**

**10%

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

**5%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**89%

Use banking services ****46%**

**39%

Television ****11%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**34%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Thekuya Chak?

■ Thekuya Chak · ■ Nanda Kumar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.7%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**940

Working population ****40.7%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.0% for men and 81.3% for women. 56% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 157 (16%) · **■** Household industry 46 (5%) · **■** Other work 335 (35%) · **■** Marginal 350 (37%)

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

- Dakshin Damodarpur2,503 people
- Rajarampur2,434 people
- Hansgere2,417 people
- Karak2,373 people
- Namal2,298 people
- Dihiguma2,263 people
- Dhanya Ghar2,258 people
- Guria2,181 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 Thekuya Chak?2,353 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thekuya Chak in?Purba Medinipur district (Nanda Kumar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Thekuya Chak?87.7% (Census 2011)