# Chandi Village, Bishnupur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bishnupur - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Chandi

Chandi is a village in Bishnupur - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **13,332 people in 2,827 households**, the 1st largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%.

- 13,332people (2011)
- 2,827households
- 79.6%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandi

Of every 100 households in Chandi in 2011, 64 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chandi · ■ Bishnupur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**45%

Tap water ****61%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**84%

Use banking services ****51%**

**46%

Television ****44%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**24%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Chandi?

■ Chandi · ■ Bishnupur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**81.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**953

Working population ****33.4%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 73.7% for women. 56% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 179 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 315 (7%) · **■** Household industry 612 (14%) · **■** Other work 2,504 (56%) · **■** Marginal 848 (19%)

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 - II

- Borahanpur7,218 people
- Khagramuri5,734 people
- Gobindapur5,588 people
- Mirpur4,676 people

[All 53 villages in Bishnupur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bishnupur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandi?13,332 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandi in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bishnupur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandi?79.6% (Census 2011)