# Chalnia Village, Itahar, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Itahar, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Chalnia

Chalnia is a village in Itahar sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,822 people in 365 households**, the 54th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 1,822people (2011)
- 365households
- 56.1%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chalnia

Of every 100 households in Chalnia in 2011, 18 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chalnia · ■ Itahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****7%**

**16%

Television ****5%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**32%

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 Chalnia?

■ Chalnia · ■ Itahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****836**

**955

Working population ****36.8%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.3% for men and 47.7% for women. 58% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 275 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 207 (31%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 53 (8%) · **■** Marginal 133 (20%)

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 Itahar

- Sonapur1,935 people
- Mahashunda1,891 people
- Behati1,852 people
- Sandia1,828 people
- Indran1,819 people
- Sridharpur1,816 people
- Chabhat1,798 people
- Rajkot1,792 people

[All 220 villages in Itahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/itahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chalnia?1,822 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chalnia in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Itahar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chalnia?56.1% (Census 2011)