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

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Chirua

Chirua is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **657 people in 125 households**, the 137th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 26.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 657people (2011)
- 125households
- 26.5%literacy
- 1,034females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chirua

Of every 100 households in Chirua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chirua · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**51%

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

**1%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****97%**

**17%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**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 Chirua?

■ Chirua · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****26.5%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1108**

**958

Working population ****31.8%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 32.6% for men and 20.3% for women. 45% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (44%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (4%) · **■** Marginal 68 (33%)

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

- Ranipur747 people
- Chapasar721 people
- Pagla706 people
- Amra678 people
- Dahuabari653 people
- Purba Lahil643 people
- Sathiara636 people
- Sehar617 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 Chirua?657 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chirua in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chirua?26.5% (Census 2011)