# Chilatala Village, Bhangar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhangar - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Chilatala

Chilatala is a village in Bhangar - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,749 people in 625 households**, the 38th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 2,749people (2011)
- 625households
- 75.8%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chilatala

Of every 100 households in Chilatala in 2011, 59 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chilatala · ■ Bhangar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**19%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**40%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****35%**

**32%

Television ****37%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****9%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chilatala?

■ Chilatala · ■ Bhangar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****768**

**962

Working population ****38.5%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 68.0% for women. 59% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 296 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 276 (26%) · **■** Household industry 46 (4%) · **■** Other work 203 (19%) · **■** Marginal 236 (22%)

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

- Sonpur3,323 people
- Bankachua3,285 people
- Anantapur3,140 people
- Wari3,057 people
- Sanpukuria2,654 people
- Koch Pukur2,598 people
- Dakshin Swarup Nagar2,143 people
- Jawpur2,134 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 Chilatala?2,749 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chilatala in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bhangar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chilatala?75.8% (Census 2011)