# Chalua Village, Bagmundi, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Bagmundi, Puruliya 

# Chalua

Chalua is a village in Bagmundi sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **214 people in 45 households**, the 112th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 214people (2011)
- 45households
- 63.2%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chalua

Of every 100 households in Chalua in 2011, 15 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chalua · ■ Bagmundi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**8%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****40%**

**30%

Television ****6%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Chalua?

■ Chalua · ■ Bagmundi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**951

Working population ****22.4%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.6% for men and 53.3% for women. 44% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 2 (4%) · **■** Marginal 46 (96%)

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 Bagmundi

- Bhitpani240 people
- Kuchrirakha237 people
- Madhupur235 people
- Bongada226 people
- Dungridi194 people
- Gosaidi183 people
- Matiala180 people
- Lawakui177 people

[All 142 villages in Bagmundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/bagmundi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chalua?214 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chalua in?Puruliya district (Bagmundi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chalua?63.2% (Census 2011)