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

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Chak Kandu

Chak Kandu is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **634 people in 147 households**, the 93rd largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 98.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 634people (2011)
- 147households
- 98.9%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chak Kandu

Of every 100 households in Chak Kandu in 2011, 1 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chak Kandu · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**94%

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

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

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

**24%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****56%**

**36%

Television ****1%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kandu?

■ Chak Kandu · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****98.9%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1407**

**943

Working population ****68.5%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.0% for men and 98.9% for women. 72% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (4%) · **■** Marginal 400 (92%)

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

- Dakshin Burijor685 people
- Batia664 people
- Haripur653 people
- Buran652 people
- Kamalpur632 people
- Chak Padu631 people
- Dainda625 people
- Barbatia616 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 Kandu?634 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak Kandu in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chak Kandu?98.9% (Census 2011)