# Chak Maricha Village, Bhangar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhangar - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Chak Maricha

Chak Maricha is a village in Bhangar - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,990 people in 803 households**, the 25th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 3,990people (2011)
- 803households
- 75.4%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chak Maricha

Of every 100 households in Chak Maricha in 2011, 26 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chak Maricha · ■ Bhangar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**19%

Tap water ****4%**

**6%

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

**40%

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

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****28%**

**32%

Television ****8%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**11%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****22%**

**17%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Chak Maricha?

■ Chak Maricha · ■ Bhangar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1066**

**962

Working population ****35.8%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 72.8% for women. 58% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 276 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 427 (30%) · **■** Household industry 210 (15%) · **■** Other work 256 (18%) · **■** Marginal 260 (18%)

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 - II

- Nangla Palpur4,755 people
- Saduli4,230 people
- Chalta Beria4,167 people
- Chariswar4,097 people
- Baniara3,834 people
- Hatisala3,810 people
- Kulberia3,787 people
- Kachua3,648 people

[All 60 villages in Bhangar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bhangar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chak Maricha?3,990 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak Maricha in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bhangar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chak Maricha?75.4% (Census 2011)