# Chhayghari Village, Nandigram - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Nandigram - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Chhayghari

Chhayghari is a village in Nandigram - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,263 people in 267 households**, the 52nd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%.

- 1,263people (2011)
- 267households
- 68.7%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhayghari

Of every 100 households in Chhayghari in 2011, 41 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhayghari · ■ Nandigram - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**11%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**1%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****5%**

**31%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****67%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Chhayghari?

■ Chhayghari · ■ Nandigram - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**84.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**922

Working population ****29.0%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 65.8% for women. 52% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (19%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 169 (46%) · **■** Marginal 105 (29%)

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

- Maheshpur1,514 people
- Sonachura Jalpai1,382 people
- Manu Chak1,373 people
- Charkende Mari1,370 people
- Shyam Sundari Chak1,244 people
- Sri Gauri1,191 people
- Nakchira Char1,177 people
- Raja Ram Chak1,147 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 Chhayghari?1,263 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhayghari in?Purba Medinipur district (Nandigram - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chhayghari?68.7% (Census 2011)