# Chakaltor Village, Purulia - I, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Purulia - I, Puruliya 

# Chakaltor

Chakaltor is a village in Purulia - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,461 people in 914 households**, the 1st largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 4,461people (2011)
- 914households
- 63.1%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chakaltor

Of every 100 households in Chakaltor in 2011, 28 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chakaltor · ■ Purulia - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**8%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**84%

Use banking services ****20%**

**44%

Television ****16%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chakaltor?

■ Chakaltor · ■ Purulia - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**934

Working population ****35.3%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 47.7% for women. 50% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 235 (15%) · **■** Marginal 1,307 (83%)

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 Purulia - I

- Dimdiha4,266 people
- Garaphushara4,244 people
- Bhul4,147 people
- Sindri3,957 people

[All 114 villages in Purulia - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/purulia-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chakaltor?4,461 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakaltor in?Puruliya district (Purulia - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chakaltor?63.1% (Census 2011)