# Chhani Village, Baruipur – Population, Literacy & Census 2011

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Village · Baruipur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Chhani

Chhani is a village in Baruipur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,327 people in 774 households**, the 27th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 3,327people (2011)
- 774households
- 69.4%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhani

Of every 100 households in Chhani in 2011, 40 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhani · ■ Baruipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**35%

Tap water ****58%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**14%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**85%

Use banking services ****24%**

**39%

Television ****20%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Chhani?

■ Chhani · ■ Baruipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1109**

**954

Working population ****38.7%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 57.9% for women. 56% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 174 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (7%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 532 (41%) · **■** Marginal 485 (38%)

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 Baruipur

- Dhopa Gachhi3,663 people
- Dehimedan Malla3,488 people
- Atniramish3,453 people
- Sankharipur3,442 people
- Joykrishna Nagar3,119 people
- Ramdhari3,069 people
- Hardaha3,039 people
- Nor3,032 people

[All 126 villages in Baruipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/baruipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chhani?3,327 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhani in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Baruipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chhani?69.4% (Census 2011)