Village · Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur
# Chaprajhar

Chaprajhar is a village in Islampur sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 7,773 people in 1,605 households, the 10th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.5%.
- 7,773 people (2011)
- 1,605 households
- 78.0% literacy
- 948 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chaprajhar

Of every 100 households in Chaprajhar in 2011, 70 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chaprajhar · ■ Islampur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 70% 32%
- Toilet within the home 75% 20%
- No toilet (open defecation) 25% 79%
- Tap water 2% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 91% 62%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 22% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 76% 95%
- Use banking services 43% 20%
- Television 49% 12%
- Mobile phone 61% 28%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 11% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 12% 40%
- Own their home 93% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chaprajhar?

■ Chaprajhar · ■ Islampur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.0% 53.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 948 941
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 931 967
- Working population 31.1% 30.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 72.9% for women. 52% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 398 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 231 (10%) · ■ Household industry 9 (0%) · ■ Other work 1,468 (61%) · ■ Marginal 313 (13%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Islampur
- Barakhanti 9,617 people
- Kuchila 9,549 people
- Dhantola 9,503 people
- Panchdimti 9,337 people
- Paschim Pachhurasia 7,318 people
- Jagatagaon 6,671 people
- Birnakundi 6,114 people
- Gaisal 5,954 people

All 101 villages in Islampur

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Chaprajhar? 7,773 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaprajhar in? Uttar Dinajpur district (Islampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chaprajhar? 78.0% (Census 2011)

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