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

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Village · Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya 

# Chitarma

Chitarma is a village in Raghunathpur - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **939 people in 196 households**, the 39th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 939people (2011)
- 196households
- 73.1%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chitarma

Of every 100 households in Chitarma in 2011, 38 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chitarma · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**91%

Tap water ****93%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**71%

Use banking services ****54%**

**55%

Television ****26%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**14%

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 Chitarma?

■ Chitarma · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**953

Working population ****39.8%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 64.4% for women. 57% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 8 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 105 (28%) · **■** Marginal 260 (70%)

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

- Ghutitara1,032 people
- Bagmanmi1,014 people
- Dhanara984 people
- Santaldih961 people
- Chakbad934 people
- Gurudi929 people
- Lachhyara925 people
- Sundra Bandh925 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chitarma?939 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chitarma in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chitarma?73.1% (Census 2011)