# Chakalia Village, Goalpokhar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Chakalia

Chakalia is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,424 people in 469 households**, the 32nd largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 2,424people (2011)
- 469households
- 52.5%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chakalia

Of every 100 households in Chakalia in 2011, 62 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chakalia · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**92%

Use banking services ****35%**

**17%

Television ****37%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**31%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Chakalia?

■ Chakalia · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.5%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861**

**958

Working population ****27.6%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.3% for men and 48.5% for women. 47% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 47 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 147 (22%) · **■** Household industry 132 (20%) · **■** Other work 302 (45%) · **■** Marginal 40 (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 Goalpokhar - II

- Dakshin Neamatpur2,509 people
- Gandal2,509 people
- Dehuti2,496 people
- Basatput2,441 people
- Hatwar2,418 people
- Deogaon2,414 people
- Patna2,406 people
- Khamar Pokhar2,323 people

[All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chakalia?2,424 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakalia in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chakalia?52.5% (Census 2011)