# Chandpur Village, Sonarpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sonarpur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Chandpur

Chandpur is a village in Sonarpur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,788 people in 920 households**, the 15th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 3,788people (2011)
- 920households
- 79.5%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandpur

Of every 100 households in Chandpur in 2011, 84 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chandpur · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**18%

Tap water ****39%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%**

**73%

Use banking services ****73%**

**52%

Television ****67%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**10%

Own their home ****93%**

**92%

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 Chandpur?

■ Chandpur · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1010**

**969

Working population ****39.8%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 72.6% for women. 59% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 37 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (1%) · **■** Household industry 47 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,015 (67%) · **■** Marginal 392 (26%)

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 Sonarpur

- Raypur4,098 people
- Bhabanipur4,007 people
- Sangur3,962 people
- Badehugli3,797 people
- Tihuria3,773 people
- Nayabad3,696 people
- Kghodhati3,619 people
- Bara Gachhia3,520 people

[All 65 villages in Sonarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/sonarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandpur?3,788 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandpur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Sonarpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandpur?79.5% (Census 2011)