# Chatara Village, Sahid Matangini – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur 

# Chatara

Chatara is a village in Sahid Matangini sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,868 people in 1,080 households**, the 5th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 4,868people (2011)
- 1,080households
- 89.6%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chatara

Of every 100 households in Chatara in 2011, 69 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chatara · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**21%

Tap water ****4%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**89%

Use banking services ****44%**

**38%

Television ****22%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

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

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Chatara?

■ Chatara · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.6%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975**

**955

Working population ****32.8%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.0% for men and 83.9% for women. 61% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 35 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 168 (11%) · **■** Household industry 29 (2%) · **■** Other work 443 (28%) · **■** Marginal 924 (58%)

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 Sahid Matangini

- Kharui7,343 people
- Uttar Dhalhara7,150 people
- Janu Basan5,363 people
- Baragechhe4,981 people
- Balarampur4,350 people
- Gathra4,348 people
- Alinan4,339 people
- Mashisda4,279 people

[All 86 villages in Sahid Matangini](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/sahid-matangini/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chatara?4,868 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chatara in?Purba Medinipur district (Sahid Matangini sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chatara?89.6% (Census 2011)