# Chandipur Village, Kakdwip – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kakdwip, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Chandipur

Chandipur is a village in Kakdwip sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,519 people in 1,737 households**, the 9th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 8,519people (2011)
- 1,737households
- 83.7%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandipur

Of every 100 households in Chandipur in 2011, 15 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chandipur · ■ Kakdwip rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**39%

Tap water ****12%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****18%**

**35%

Television ****9%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****48%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**91%

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 Chandipur?

■ Chandipur · ■ Kakdwip rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**976

Working population ****37.2%**

**35.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 75.5% for women. 59% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 306 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 540 (17%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 243 (8%) · **■** Marginal 2,062 (65%)

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 Kakdwip

- Srinagar10,959 people
- Ramchandranagar10,396 people
- Kasinagar10,356 people
- Sitarampur10,244 people
- Manmathapur7,981 people
- Mrinalnagar7,851 people
- Bhubannagar6,879 people
- Bamanagar6,844 people

[All 39 villages in Kakdwip](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/kakdwip/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandipur?8,519 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandipur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Kakdwip sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandipur?83.7% (Census 2011)