# Chatrakhali Village, Basanti – Population & Literacy

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Village · Basanti, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Chatrakhali

Chatrakhali is a village in Basanti sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,208 people in 1,426 households**, the 13th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 7,208people (2011)
- 1,426households
- 65.4%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chatrakhali

Of every 100 households in Chatrakhali in 2011, 0 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chatrakhali · ■ Basanti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

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

**40%

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

**57%

Tap water ****3%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****7%**

**18%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****59%**

**46%

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 Chatrakhali?

■ Chatrakhali · ■ Basanti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**971

Working population ****33.1%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 58.2% for women. 49% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 417 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 762 (32%) · **■** Household industry 38 (2%) · **■** Other work 286 (12%) · **■** Marginal 882 (37%)

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 Basanti

- Dhuri9,411 people
- Chunakhali9,241 people
- Tilkumar8,943 people
- Ramchandrakhali7,849 people
- Lebukhali6,973 people
- Hiranmoypur6,562 people
- Bharatgar6,413 people
- Uttar Sonakhali6,202 people

[All 66 villages in Basanti](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/basanti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chatrakhali?7,208 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chatrakhali in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Basanti sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chatrakhali?65.4% (Census 2011)