# Chauria Village, Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Chauria

Chauria is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,276 people in 238 households**, the 86th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 1,276people (2011)
- 238households
- 46.0%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chauria

Of every 100 households in Chauria in 2011, 0 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chauria · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**81%

Tap water ****4%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**51%

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

**1%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****8%**

**17%

Television ****3%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**31%

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 Chauria?

■ Chauria · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.0%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**958

Working population ****37.9%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.8% for men and 39.4% for women. 49% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 190 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 231 (48%)

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

- Bidyanandapur1,363 people
- Bhabaniganj1,336 people
- Chikni Barhas1,294 people
- Lohagachhi1,283 people
- Goharran1,276 people
- Hathipaon1,265 people
- Suhiasani1,236 people
- Dhanalia1,228 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 Chauria?1,276 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chauria in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chauria?46.0% (Census 2011)