# Chakbad Village, Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya 

# Chakbad

Chakbad is a village in Raghunathpur - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **934 people in 161 households**, the 40th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 934people (2011)
- 161households
- 85.5%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chakbad

Of every 100 households in Chakbad in 2011, 87 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Chakbad · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**91%

Tap water ****56%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%**

**71%

Use banking services ****97%**

**55%

Television ****79%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****46%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**14%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Chakbad?

■ Chakbad · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1035**

**953

Working population ****30.7%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.7% for men and 74.9% for women. 56% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 238 (83%) · **■** Marginal 39 (14%)

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 Raghunathpur - II

- Bagmanmi1,014 people
- Dhanara984 people
- Santaldih961 people
- Chitarma939 people
- Gurudi929 people
- Lachhyara925 people
- Sundra Bandh925 people
- Bhabanipur903 people

[All 106 villages in Raghunathpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chakbad?934 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakbad in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chakbad?85.5% (Census 2011)