# Chikni Barhas Village, Goalpokhar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Chikni Barhas

Chikni Barhas is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,294 people in 244 households**, the 84th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 1,294people (2011)
- 244households
- 46.2%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chikni Barhas

Of every 100 households in Chikni Barhas in 2011, 12 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikni Barhas · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**51%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****1%**

**17%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chikni Barhas?

■ Chikni Barhas · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.2%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965**

**958

Working population ****28.0%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.6% for men and 39.3% for women. 49% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 30 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (17%) · **■** Other work 18 (5%) · **■** Marginal 254 (70%)

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

- Bara Pokharia1,410 people
- Padmadara1,391 people
- Bidyanandapur1,363 people
- Bhabaniganj1,336 people
- Lohagachhi1,283 people
- Chauria1,276 people
- Goharran1,276 people
- Hathipaon1,265 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 Chikni Barhas?1,294 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikni Barhas in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chikni Barhas?46.2% (Census 2011)