Village · Jaynagar - I, South Twenty Four Parganas
# Charaghata

Charaghata is a village in Jaynagar - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 5,837 people in 1,188 households, the 8th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.
- 5,837 people (2011)
- 1,188 households
- 69.5% literacy
- 969 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Charaghata

Of every 100 households in Charaghata in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Charaghata · ■ Jaynagar - I rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 29%
- Toilet within the home 18% 46%
- No toilet (open defecation) 81% 51%
- Tap water 0% 7%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 3%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 90%
- Use banking services 16% 27%
- Television 4% 17%
- Mobile phone 13% 34%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 64% 42%
- Own their home 98% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Charaghata?

■ Charaghata · ■ Jaynagar - I rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 69.5% 72.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 969 947
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1049 949
- Working population 31.4% 33.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 55.3% for women. 52% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 208 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 805 (44%) · ■ Household industry 105 (6%) · ■ Other work 301 (16%) · ■ Marginal 412 (23%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jaynagar - I
- Purba Gabberia 12,283 people
- Rajpur Korabag 7,142 people
- Jangalia 6,366 people
- Tajpur Fatepur 6,156 people
- Padmerhat 5,184 people
- Srikrishnanagar 5,064 people
- Gobindapur 4,890 people
- Beladanga 4,754 people

All 67 villages in Jaynagar - I

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Charaghata? 5,837 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Charaghata in? South Twenty Four Parganas district (Jaynagar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Charaghata? 69.5% (Census 2011)

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