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

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Village · Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya 

# Chatarmahul

Chatarmahul is a village in Raghunathpur - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,950 people in 325 households**, the 16th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 1,950people (2011)
- 325households
- 65.6%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chatarmahul

Of every 100 households in Chatarmahul in 2011, 42 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chatarmahul · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**11%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**71%

Use banking services ****69%**

**55%

Television ****27%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Chatarmahul?

■ Chatarmahul · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1084**

**953

Working population ****43.3%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 50.0% for women. 59% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 115 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (14%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 208 (25%) · **■** Marginal 390 (46%)

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

- Gabranda2,235 people
- Pabra2,143 people
- Baragarya2,142 people
- Dumurkola2,115 people
- Kolyagara1,844 people
- Ruknibera1,663 people
- Belkura1,622 people
- Erendi1,608 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chatarmahul?1,950 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chatarmahul in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chatarmahul?65.6% (Census 2011)