# Mangal Chak Village, Potashpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Mangal Chak

Mangal Chak is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **877 people in 200 households**, the 69th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 877people (2011)
- 200households
- 93.6%literacy
- 870females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mangal Chak

Of every 100 households in Mangal Chak in 2011, 77 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mangal Chak · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**94%

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

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

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

**24%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****37%**

**36%

Television ****12%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mangal Chak?

■ Mangal Chak · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.6%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****709**

**943

Working population ****48.9%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.8% for men and 88.9% for women. 65% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 83 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (18%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (10%) · **■** Marginal 224 (52%)

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

- Itachana960 people
- Kakhuria958 people
- Gangasagar938 people
- Pania879 people
- Sukha Khola872 people
- Girisha870 people
- Lachhubar866 people
- Pariharpur838 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 Mangal Chak?877 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mangal Chak in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mangal Chak?93.6% (Census 2011)