# Challa Village, Manbazar - I, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Manbazar - I, Puruliya 

# Challa

Challa is a village in Manbazar - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **364 people in 82 households**, the 128th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 364people (2011)
- 82households
- 71.6%literacy
- 829females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Challa

Of every 100 households in Challa in 2011, 51 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Challa · ■ Manbazar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****56%**

**31%

Television ****20%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**29%

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 Challa?

■ Challa · ■ Manbazar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****829**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**939

Working population ****37.4%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 59.5% for women. 65% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 52 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (4%) · **■** Marginal 77 (57%)

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 Manbazar - I

- Dhagara383 people
- Kurkuta374 people
- Charki371 people
- Maheshpur365 people
- Manbadyardi359 people
- Chakya Alias Bhabanipur338 people
- Panrkidi334 people
- Mangobindapur333 people

[All 243 villages in Manbazar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/manbazar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Challa?364 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Challa in?Puruliya district (Manbazar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Challa?71.6% (Census 2011)