# Char Galya Village, Nandigram - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Nandigram - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Char Galya

Char Galya is a village in Nandigram - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,043 people in 203 households**, the 60th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%.

- 1,043people (2011)
- 203households
- 83.7%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Char Galya

Of every 100 households in Char Galya in 2011, 45 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Char Galya · ■ Nandigram - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**11%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**1%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****18%**

**31%

Television ****14%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Char Galya?

■ Char Galya · ■ Nandigram - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%**

**84.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****605**

**922

Working population ****30.9%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 76.8% for women. 55% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 24 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (25%) · **■** Other work 13 (4%) · **■** Marginal 204 (63%)

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 Nandigram - I

- Raja Ram Chak1,147 people
- Champai Nagar1,133 people
- Bahadurpur1,121 people
- Taluk Brindabanpur1,101 people
- Bar Jamtalya1,033 people
- Subhanichak1,000 people
- Bhimkata995 people
- Naya Chak983 people

[All 98 villages in Nandigram - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/nandigram-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Char Galya?1,043 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Char Galya in?Purba Medinipur district (Nandigram - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Char Galya?83.7% (Census 2011)