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

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Village · Itahar, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Churaman

Churaman is a village in Itahar sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **785 people in 169 households**, the 137th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 785people (2011)
- 169households
- 67.3%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Churaman

Of every 100 households in Churaman in 2011, 63 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Churaman · ■ Itahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**82%

Tap water ****54%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****16%**

**16%

Television ****27%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**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 Churaman?

■ Churaman · ■ Itahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**955

Working population ****33.5%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 60.0% for women. 53% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (17%) · **■** Household industry 14 (5%) · **■** Other work 127 (48%) · **■** Marginal 56 (21%)

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

- Narihat808 people
- Kasba800 people
- Ujani795 people
- Sibrampur792 people
- Dakshin Syampur771 people
- Beldangi756 people
- Khamrua747 people
- Gosaipur746 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Churaman?785 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Churaman in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Itahar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Churaman?67.3% (Census 2011)