# Chirkamu Alias Kirkamu Village, Jaipur, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Jaipur, Puruliya 

# Chirkamu Alias Kirkamu

Chirkamu Alias Kirkamu is a village in Jaipur sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **916 people in 168 households**, the 54th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 916people (2011)
- 168households
- 38.8%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chirkamu Alias Kirkamu

Of every 100 households in Chirkamu Alias Kirkamu in 2011, 13 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chirkamu Alias Kirkamu · ■ Jaipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**11%

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

**0%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****25%**

**49%

Television ****1%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Chirkamu Alias Kirkamu?

■ Chirkamu Alias Kirkamu · ■ Jaipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.8%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****730**

**937

Working population ****38.4%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.3% for men and 28.8% for women. 45% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 45 (13%) · **■** Marginal 245 (70%)

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 Jaipur

- Chaukibera962 people
- Silphor948 people
- Dhabani937 people
- Shushunid929 people
- Singhagara908 people
- Tunta906 people
- Bangora901 people
- Sabanpur891 people

[All 112 villages in Jaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jaipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chirkamu Alias Kirkamu?916 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chirkamu Alias Kirkamu in?Puruliya district (Jaipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chirkamu Alias Kirkamu?38.8% (Census 2011)