# Paschim Chilka Village, Panskura – Population & Literacy

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Village · Panskura, Purba Medinipur 

# Paschim Chilka

Paschim Chilka is a village in Panskura sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,745 people in 622 households**, the 15th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 2,745people (2011)
- 622households
- 81.6%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Chilka

Of every 100 households in Paschim Chilka in 2011, 48 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paschim Chilka · ■ Panskura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**75%

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

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**8%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**93%

Use banking services ****20%**

**36%

Television ****16%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Paschim Chilka?

■ Paschim Chilka · ■ Panskura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916**

**949

Working population ****41.8%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 74.2% for women. 55% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 98 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 201 (18%) · **■** Household industry 124 (11%) · **■** Other work 222 (19%) · **■** Marginal 502 (44%)

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 Panskura

- Sundarnagar3,165 people
- Uttar Mechgram3,072 people
- Dakshin Mechgram2,832 people
- Joykrishnapur2,765 people
- Khandakhola2,720 people
- Purbba Chilka2,713 people
- Haur2,701 people
- Radha Krishnapur2,684 people

[All 230 villages in Panskura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/panskura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Chilka?2,745 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Chilka in?Purba Medinipur district (Panskura sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Chilka?81.6% (Census 2011)