# Chamni, Bishnupur - I, South Twenty Four Parganas – Population

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Village · Bishnupur - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Chamni

Chamni is a village in [Bishnupur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bishnupur-i/) sub-district of [South Twenty Four Parganas](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **2,164 people in 432 households**, the 38th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 2,164people (2011)
- 432households
- 70.8%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chamni

Of every 100 households in Chamni in 2011, 46 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chamni · ■ Bishnupur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**44%

Tap water ****98%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**16%

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

**6%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****23%**

**36%

Television ****27%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****46%**

**26%

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 Chamni?

■ Chamni · ■ Bishnupur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**954

Working population ****37.4%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 61.9% for women. 54% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 39 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 447 (55%) · **■** Other work 64 (8%) · **■** Marginal 257 (32%)

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 Bishnupur - I

- Gabbaria2,298 people
- Krishnarampur2,188 people
- Balakhali2,180 people
- Chak Nursikdar2,164 people
- Dakshin Kazirhat2,115 people
- Khiristala2,038 people
- Mestakhali1,987 people
- Deuli1,973 people

[All 85 villages in Bishnupur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bishnupur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chamni?2,164 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chamni in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bishnupur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chamni?70.8% (Census 2011)