# Chandigarh Village, Thakurpukur Mahestola – Population

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Village · Thakurpukur Mahestola, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Chandigarh

Chandigarh is a village in Thakurpukur Mahestola sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,335 people in 505 households**, the 16th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%.

- 2,335people (2011)
- 505households
- 78.9%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandigarh

Of every 100 households in Chandigarh in 2011, 47 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandigarh · ■ Thakurpukur Mahestola rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**12%

Tap water ****3%**

**36%

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

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**52%

Use banking services ****6%**

**57%

Television ****28%**

**69%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****37%**

**9%

Own their home ****99%**

**88%

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 Chandigarh?

■ Chandigarh · ■ Thakurpukur Mahestola rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**946

Working population ****29.6%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 70.4% for women. 51% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 21 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (3%) · **■** Household industry 145 (21%) · **■** Other work 467 (68%) · **■** Marginal 39 (6%)

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 Thakurpukur Mahestola

- Naoabad2,897 people
- Chak Chhata2,779 people
- Chak Ramnagar2,678 people
- Haridevpur2,416 people
- Saupukuria-Sanpukuria2,297 people
- Jiadargot2,262 people
- Jagannathpur2,250 people
- Sibhugli2,180 people

[All 33 villages in Thakurpukur Mahestola](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/thakurpukur-mahestola/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandigarh?2,335 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandigarh in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Thakurpukur Mahestola sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandigarh?78.9% (Census 2011)