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

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Village · Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya 

# Chandra

Chandra is a village in Raghunathpur - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **510 people in 117 households**, the 66th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 510people (2011)
- 117households
- 72.5%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandra

Of every 100 households in Chandra in 2011, 76 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandra · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**71%

Use banking services ****61%**

**55%

Television ****4%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**14%

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 Chandra?

■ Chandra · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**953

Working population ****30.4%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 54.3% for women. 55% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (43%) · **■** Household industry 6 (4%) · **■** Other work 40 (26%) · **■** Marginal 35 (23%)

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

- Paranpur563 people
- Pathartikuri549 people
- Kumardih546 people
- Ratanpur515 people
- Telkupi510 people
- Jemuadi472 people
- Rangamatia470 people
- Pratappur447 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandra?510 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandra in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandra?72.5% (Census 2011)