Village · Karandighi, Uttar Dinajpur
# Chunamari

Chunamari is a village in Karandighi sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 278 people in 63 households, the 190th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.
- 278 people (2011)
- 63 households
- 51.1% literacy
- 986 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chunamari

Of every 100 households in Chunamari in 2011, 17 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Chunamari · ■ Karandighi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 17% 26%
- Toilet within the home 12% 21%
- No toilet (open defecation) 88% 78%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 48% 60%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 16% 19%
- Television 16% 11%
- Mobile phone 28% 28%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 6% 1%
- None of these assets 12% 28%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Chunamari?

■ Chunamari · ■ Karandighi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 51.1% 53.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 986 953
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 963 943
- Working population 47.5% 40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.7% for men and 38.4% for women. 61% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 22 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 59 (45%) · ■ Other work 14 (11%) · ■ Marginal 37 (28%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Karandighi
- Uttar Betauna 314 people
- Jayrampur 310 people
- Phulbari 296 people
- Roshanganj 280 people
- Jaynagra 242 people
- Surta 240 people
- Sahapur 239 people
- Majhauk 215 people

All 203 villages in Karandighi

## Other places named Chunamari
- Chunamari · Village, Kochadhamin, Kishanganj · 3,884 people
- Chunamari · Village, Baisa, Purnia · 1,603 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Chunamari? 278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chunamari in? Uttar Dinajpur district (Karandighi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chunamari? 51.1% (Census 2011)

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