# Chitra, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur 

# Chitra

Chitra is a village in [Sahid Matangini](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/sahid-matangini/) sub-district of [Purba Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **2,209 people in 484 households**, the 35th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 2,209people (2011)
- 484households
- 90.9%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chitra

Of every 100 households in Chitra in 2011, 81 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chitra · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**21%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**89%

Use banking services ****41%**

**38%

Television ****42%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**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 Chitra?

■ Chitra · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.9%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**955

Working population ****36.2%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.1% for men and 85.3% for women. 58% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 108 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (9%) · **■** Household industry 49 (6%) · **■** Other work 461 (58%) · **■** Marginal 113 (14%)

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

- Biswas2,501 people
- Hakala2,487 people
- Ramchandrapur2,423 people
- Gobra2,219 people
- Gobindapur2,118 people
- Kanktya2,100 people
- Bamanara2,099 people
- Raghunathpur2,079 people

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

## Other places named Chitra

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- Chitra · Village, Sarath, Deoghar · 2,430 people
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- Chitra · Village, Kashipur, Puruliya · 1,771 people
- Chitra · Village, Konark, Puri · 1,033 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chitra?2,209 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chitra in?Purba Medinipur district (Sahid Matangini sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chitra?90.9% (Census 2011)