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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Chhatian

Chhatian is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,009 people in 219 households**, the 146th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,009people (2011)
- 219households
- 63.5%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhatian

Of every 100 households in Chhatian in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhatian · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**67%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****5%**

**24%

Television ****0%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chhatian?

■ Chhatian · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**939

Working population ****71.4%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.0% for men and 56.8% for women. 74% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 131 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (11%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (3%) · **■** Marginal 486 (68%)

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

- Parial1,034 people
- Mirual1,032 people
- Bhupalpur1,026 people
- Goaldaha1,019 people
- Sankarpur955 people
- Parar Pukhar948 people
- Maria944 people
- Gaitar931 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chhatian?1,009 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhatian in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chhatian?63.5% (Census 2011)