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

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Chak Mahammad

Chak Mahammad is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **333 people in 83 households**, the 116th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 333people (2011)
- 83households
- 78.5%literacy
- 994females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chak Mahammad

Of every 100 households in Chak Mahammad in 2011, 34 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chak Mahammad · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**94%

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

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**24%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****12%**

**36%

Television ****12%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**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 Mahammad?

■ Chak Mahammad · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1727**

**943

Working population ****32.1%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 74.1% for women. 63% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 10 (9%) · **■** Other work 15 (14%) · **■** Marginal 82 (77%)

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

- Uttar Itabere391 people
- Hinchi Bar376 people
- Paninala371 people
- Kor Maishali356 people
- Jaykrishnapur331 people
- Dakshin Itabere314 people
- Dwarakapur310 people
- Bara Patharghata307 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 Mahammad?333 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak Mahammad in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chak Mahammad?78.5% (Census 2011)