# Chitahi Village, Jaipur, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Jaipur, Puruliya 

# Chitahi

Chitahi is a village in Jaipur sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **659 people in 130 households**, the 74th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 659people (2011)
- 130households
- 45.0%literacy
- 1,021females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chitahi

Of every 100 households in Chitahi in 2011, 9 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chitahi · ■ Jaipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**40%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**0%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****5%**

**49%

Television ****5%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****85%**

**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 Chitahi?

■ Chitahi · ■ Jaipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.0%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1039**

**937

Working population ****48.3%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.9% for men and 27.5% for women. 53% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 117 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (7%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 20 (6%) · **■** Marginal 152 (48%)

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

- Alkusha694 people
- Mirdi691 people
- Durama686 people
- Beltanr659 people
- Mayadi606 people
- Kashipur587 people
- Rare Kacha584 people
- Manipur575 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chitahi?659 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chitahi in?Puruliya district (Jaipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chitahi?45.0% (Census 2011)