# Joykrishnapur Chairi Village, Sonarpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sonarpur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Joykrishnapur Chairi

Joykrishnapur Chairi is a village in Sonarpur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,436 people in 1,383 households**, the 3rd largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 6,436people (2011)
- 1,383households
- 82.0%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Joykrishnapur Chairi

Of every 100 households in Joykrishnapur Chairi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Joykrishnapur Chairi · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**18%

Tap water ****29%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**73%

Use banking services ****15%**

**52%

Television ****56%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**10%

Own their home ****72%**

**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 Joykrishnapur Chairi?

■ Joykrishnapur Chairi · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826**

**969

Working population ****34.0%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 79.7% for women. 57% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 273 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (5%) · **■** Household industry 35 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,370 (63%) · **■** Marginal 391 (18%)

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

- Bhagabanpur11,177 people
- Banhugli11,103 people
- Khurigochhi6,023 people
- Mali Pukuria5,858 people
- Tardaha4,706 people
- Mathurapur4,460 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 Joykrishnapur Chairi?6,436 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Joykrishnapur Chairi in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Sonarpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Joykrishnapur Chairi?82.0% (Census 2011)