# Chandar Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Chandar

Chandar is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,835 people in 707 households**, the 45th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 2,835people (2011)
- 707households
- 85.6%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandar

Of every 100 households in Chandar in 2011, 87 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chandar · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**67%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%**

**92%

Use banking services ****94%**

**24%

Television ****75%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**21%

Own their home ****93%**

**97%

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 Chandar?

■ Chandar · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1119**

**939

Working population ****38.3%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 82.3% for women. 58% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (3%) · **■** Household industry 40 (4%) · **■** Other work 727 (67%) · **■** Marginal 211 (19%)

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 Raiganj

- Kumarjol2,955 people
- Bishnupur2,919 people
- Basian2,903 people
- Bahor2,840 people
- Rudrakhnda2,821 people
- Bahin2,793 people
- Bhatghara2,766 people
- Teghara2,727 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandar?2,835 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandar in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandar?85.6% (Census 2011)