# Chak Bishu Village, Potashpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Chak Bishu

Chak Bishu is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **127 people in 26 households**, the 141st largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 127people (2011)
- 26households
- 85.2%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chak Bishu

Of every 100 households in Chak Bishu in 2011, 40 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chak Bishu · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****32%**

**36%

Television ****16%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**21%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Chak Bishu?

■ Chak Bishu · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****583**

**943

Working population ****34.6%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 81.5% for women. 55% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 22 (50%) · **■** Other work 8 (18%) · **■** Marginal 14 (32%)

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 Potashpur - II

- Chakghano139 people
- Rangamatia135 people
- Ismailpur131 people
- Tippanna Basan130 people
- Chak Mabarak78 people
- Chhota Patharghata42 people
- Haji Chak6 people

[All 151 villages in Potashpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chak Bishu?127 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak Bishu in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chak Bishu?85.2% (Census 2011)