# Chitaura Village, Goalpokhar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Chitaura

Chitaura is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,533 people in 539 households**, the 27th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 2,533people (2011)
- 539households
- 48.6%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chitaura

Of every 100 households in Chitaura in 2011, 49 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chitaura · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**81%

Tap water ****26%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****16%**

**17%

Television ****22%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**31%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Chitaura?

■ Chitaura · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.6%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1119**

**958

Working population ****38.8%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.6% for men and 39.3% for women. 56% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 157 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 433 (44%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 105 (11%) · **■** Marginal 281 (29%)

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

- Banka Dumaria3,056 people
- Choukai2,953 people
- Majra2,761 people
- Mirjadpur2,554 people
- Dakshin Neamatpur2,509 people
- Gandal2,509 people
- Dehuti2,496 people
- Basatput2,441 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 Chitaura?2,533 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chitaura in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chitaura?48.6% (Census 2011)