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

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Village · Itahar, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Chhayghara

Chhayghara is a village in Itahar sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,001 people in 371 households**, the 47th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 2,001people (2011)
- 371households
- 50.7%literacy
- 1,036females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhayghara

Of every 100 households in Chhayghara in 2011, 48 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chhayghara · ■ Itahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****8%**

**16%

Television ****9%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Chhayghara?

■ Chhayghara · ■ Itahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.7%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1241**

**955

Working population ****32.8%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.6% for men and 53.8% for women. 54% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 148 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 330 (50%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (4%) · **■** Marginal 148 (23%)

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

- Bhatingaon2,116 people
- Manainagar2,085 people
- Mukundapur2,050 people
- Nandangaon2,046 people
- Porsha1,997 people
- Birnagar1,957 people
- Sonapur1,935 people
- Mahashunda1,891 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chhayghara?2,001 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhayghara in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Itahar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chhayghara?50.7% (Census 2011)