Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur
# Chakbela

Chakbela is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 403 people in 90 households, the 111th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.
- 403 people (2011)
- 90 households
- 92.1% literacy
- 874 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chakbela

Of every 100 households in Chakbela in 2011, 78 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chakbela · ■ Potashpur - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 78% 34%
- Toilet within the home 80% 94%
- No toilet (open defecation) 20% 5%
- Tap water 0% 10%
- Drinking water within premises 78% 24%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 97%
- Use banking services 12% 36%
- Television 12% 12%
- Mobile phone 47% 38%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 12% 21%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chakbela?

■ Chakbela · ■ Potashpur - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 92.1% 86.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 874 938
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 943
- Working population 37.2% 38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.9% for men and 86.4% for women. 66% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 75 (50%) · ■ Farm labourers 45 (30%) · ■ Other work 22 (15%) · ■ Marginal 8 (5%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Potashpur - II
- Karmalla Chak 429 people
- Shyamshubar 423 people
- Parashurampur 408 people
- Chak Aiman 403 people
- Uttar Itabere 391 people
- Hinchi Bar 376 people
- Paninala 371 people
- Kor Maishali 356 people

All 151 villages in Potashpur - II

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Chakbela? 403 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakbela in? Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chakbela? 92.1% (Census 2011)

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