# Chandanpur Village, Potashpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Chandanpur

Chandanpur is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,870 people in 449 households**, the 29th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 1,870people (2011)
- 449households
- 84.1%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandanpur

Of every 100 households in Chandanpur in 2011, 34 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandanpur · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**5%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**24%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****40%**

**36%

Television ****17%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**21%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Chandanpur?

■ Chandanpur · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**943

Working population ****45.2%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 76.6% for women. 60% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 121 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 187 (22%) · **■** Household industry 44 (5%) · **■** Other work 136 (16%) · **■** Marginal 357 (42%)

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

- Kanpur2,083 people
- Kshetrapal1,966 people
- Kalyanpur1,929 people
- Bhairabdanri1,890 people
- Lalua1,859 people
- Sanut Khanda1,819 people
- Brajaballabhpur1,776 people
- Baman Bar1,733 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 Chandanpur?1,870 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandanpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandanpur?84.1% (Census 2011)