# Chkdaha Village, Magrahat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Magrahat - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Chkdaha

Chkdaha is a village in Magrahat - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,991 people in 661 households**, the 26th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 2,991people (2011)
- 661households
- 73.0%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chkdaha

Of every 100 households in Chkdaha in 2011, 78 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chkdaha · ■ Magrahat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**2%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**94%

Use banking services ****66%**

**33%

Television ****40%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Chkdaha?

■ Chkdaha · ■ Magrahat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1203**

**983

Working population ****32.2%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 67.1% for women. 55% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (9%) · **■** Household industry 32 (3%) · **■** Other work 649 (67%) · **■** Marginal 115 (12%)

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 Magrahat - I

- Hatuganj3,250 people
- Alampur3,077 people
- Dastura3,072 people
- Sarachi Bhagabanpur3,037 people
- Maheswara2,966 people
- Raja Rampur2,878 people
- Rajballabhpur2,862 people
- Kanpur2,839 people

[All 81 villages in Magrahat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/magrahat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chkdaha?2,991 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chkdaha in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Magrahat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chkdaha?73.0% (Census 2011)