# Payra Chali, Magrahat - I, South Twenty Four Parganas

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Village · Magrahat - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Payra Chali

Payra Chali is a village in [Magrahat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/magrahat-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 **2,420 people in 465 households**, the 37th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 2,420people (2011)
- 465households
- 47.9%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Payra Chali

Of every 100 households in Payra Chali in 2011, 42 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Payra Chali · ■ Magrahat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

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

**3%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****2%**

**33%

Television ****2%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****75%**

**38%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Payra Chali?

■ Payra Chali · ■ Magrahat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.9%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838**

**983

Working population ****22.7%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.5% for men and 47.3% for women. 41% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 106 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (5%) · **■** Household industry 43 (8%) · **■** Other work 86 (16%) · **■** Marginal 286 (52%)

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

- Malaya2,557 people
- Jalghara2,545 people
- Ghatakpur2,459 people
- Chak Raypur2,437 people
- Bahir Gachhi2,409 people
- Chak Debughosh2,401 people
- Paduma2,369 people
- Mahishamuri2,339 people

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

## Other places named Payra Chali

- Payrachali · Village, Manbazar - I, Puruliya · 1,668 people
- Payrachali · Village, Potashpur - I, Purba Medinipur · 560 people
- Payrachali · Village, Contai - I, Purba Medinipur · 382 people
- Payra Chali · Village, Salbani, Paschim Medinipur · 368 people
- Payrachali · Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur · 200 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Payra Chali?2,420 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Payra Chali in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Magrahat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Payra Chali?47.9% (Census 2011)