# Chakkalika Village, Potashpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Chakkalika

Chakkalika is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **167 people in 38 households**, the 133rd largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 167people (2011)
- 38households
- 52.1%literacy
- 1,012females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chakkalika

Of every 100 households in Chakkalika in 2011, 0 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chakkalika · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**5%

Tap water ****96%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****50%**

**36%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**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 Chakkalika?

■ Chakkalika · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.1%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1875**

**943

Working population ****47.9%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.3% for men and 46.4% for women. 66% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 76 (95%)

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

- Chhayghari240 people
- Agarbheri Benachal210 people
- Chak Maruj195 people
- Ballavpur178 people
- Chak Mahammad160 people
- Chakbeli158 people
- Kalsi157 people
- Chakghano139 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 Chakkalika?167 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakkalika in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chakkalika?52.1% (Census 2011)