# Chhayghari Village, Potashpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Chhayghari

Chhayghari is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **240 people in 60 households**, the 129th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 240people (2011)
- 60households
- 92.6%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhayghari

Of every 100 households in Chhayghari in 2011, 34 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhayghari · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**94%

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

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

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

**24%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****50%**

**36%

Television ****14%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**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 Chhayghari?

■ Chhayghari · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.6%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1875**

**943

Working population ****32.5%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.4% for men and 87.1% for women. 60% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 3 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (67%) · **■** Other work 16 (21%) · **■** Marginal 7 (9%)

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

- Khatibar260 people
- Chaksrihari259 people
- Purbeshwarpur248 people
- Ghora Basan245 people
- Agarbheri Benachal210 people
- Chak Maruj195 people
- Ballavpur178 people
- Chakkalika167 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 Chhayghari?240 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhayghari in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chhayghari?92.6% (Census 2011)