# Chakghano Village, Potashpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Chakghano

Chakghano is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **139 people in 23 households**, the 137th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 139people (2011)
- 23households
- 96.6%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chakghano

Of every 100 households in Chakghano in 2011, 35 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chakghano · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**34%

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

**94%

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

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**24%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****35%**

**36%

Television ****9%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Chakghano?

■ Chakghano · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.6%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**943

Working population ****31.7%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 92.6% for women. 59% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 5 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (39%) · **■** Other work 4 (9%) · **■** Marginal 18 (41%)

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

- Chakkalika167 people
- Chak Mahammad160 people
- Chakbeli158 people
- Kalsi157 people
- Rangamatia135 people
- Ismailpur131 people
- Tippanna Basan130 people
- Chak Bishu127 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 Chakghano?139 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakghano in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chakghano?96.6% (Census 2011)