Village · Manbazar - II, Puruliya
# Chhot Kadam

Chhot Kadam is a village in Manbazar - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 328 people in 55 households, the 98th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.
- 328 people (2011)
- 55 households
- 45.5% literacy
- 952 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhot Kadam

Of every 100 households in Chhot Kadam in 2011, 31 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhot Kadam · ■ Manbazar - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 31% 28%
- Toilet within the home 0% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 4%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 2% 20%
- Television 16% 6%
- Mobile phone 40% 22%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 7% 26%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chhot Kadam?

■ Chhot Kadam · ■ Manbazar - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 45.5% 60.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 952 985
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 767 949
- Working population 57.3% 53.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.6% for men and 29.2% for women. 56% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 8 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 30 (16%) · ■ Household industry 7 (4%) · ■ Other work 3 (2%) · ■ Marginal 140 (74%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Manbazar - II
- Janipur 384 people
- Beldi 379 people
- Kashipur 351 people
- Chakua 341 people
- Brajarajpur 319 people
- Burudi 297 people
- Burudi 296 people
- Radhamohanpur Urf Radhanathpur 289 people

All 136 villages in Manbazar - II

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Chhot Kadam? 328 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhot Kadam in? Puruliya district (Manbazar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chhot Kadam? 45.5% (Census 2011)

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