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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Cheramati

Cheramati is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,669 people in 349 households**, the 89th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,669people (2011)
- 349households
- 70.7%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Cheramati

Of every 100 households in Cheramati in 2011, 47 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Cheramati · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****21%**

**24%

Television ****22%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Cheramati?

■ Cheramati · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****757**

**939

Working population ****40.6%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 62.4% for women. 53% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 144 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (21%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 134 (20%) · **■** Marginal 252 (37%)

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

- Sangaon1,774 people
- Mallickpur1,759 people
- Basatpur1,709 people
- Dubduar1,677 people
- Pardha1,668 people
- Burakamat1,618 people
- Pachim Mahadebpur1,603 people
- Mahipur1,585 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Cheramati?1,669 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Cheramati in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Cheramati?70.7% (Census 2011)