# Chandpur Village, Bhangar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhangar - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Chandpur

Chandpur is a village in Bhangar - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,711 people in 689 households**, the 22nd largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 3,711people (2011)
- 689households
- 65.1%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandpur

Of every 100 households in Chandpur in 2011, 37 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandpur · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**37%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**16%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****18%**

**28%

Television ****7%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****23%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Chandpur?

■ Chandpur · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**962

Working population ****26.7%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 61.7% for women. 49% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 226 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 280 (28%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 440 (44%) · **■** Marginal 36 (4%)

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 Bhangar - I

- Badi4,173 people
- Ghunimeghi4,151 people
- Situri3,966 people
- Padma Pukuria3,907 people
- Sondalia3,708 people
- Shaksahar3,698 people
- Mathurapur3,585 people
- Nalmuri3,411 people

[All 81 villages in Bhangar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bhangar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandpur?3,711 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandpur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bhangar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandpur?65.1% (Census 2011)