# Chhatish Village, Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Chhatish

Chhatish is a village in Islampur sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,257 people in 574 households**, the 32nd largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.5%.

- 3,257people (2011)
- 574households
- 44.0%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhatish

Of every 100 households in Chhatish in 2011, 45 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhatish · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**62%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****65%**

**20%

Television ****6%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**40%

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 Chhatish?

■ Chhatish · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.0%**

**53.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**967

Working population ****29.4%**

**30.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.4% for men and 37.1% for women. 55% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 300 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 426 (45%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 114 (12%) · **■** Marginal 115 (12%)

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 Islampur

- Panditpota3,898 people
- Kuargaon3,853 people
- Kundargaon3,306 people
- Kalanagin3,265 people
- Pothia3,108 people
- Benikandar2,901 people
- Bolhanja2,880 people
- Rampur2,855 people

[All 101 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chhatish?3,257 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhatish in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Islampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chhatish?44.0% (Census 2011)