# Dharmapura Village, Galsi - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - I, Barddhaman 

# Dharmapura

Dharmapura is a village in Galsi - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,953 people in 980 households**, the 12th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 3,953people (2011)
- 980households
- 74.3%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dharmapura

Of every 100 households in Dharmapura in 2011, 93 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dharmapura · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**61%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**81%

Use banking services ****91%**

**50%

Television ****28%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**27%

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 Dharmapura?

■ Dharmapura · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**957

Working population ****39.3%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 68.6% for women. 65% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 227 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (9%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 364 (23%) · **■** Marginal 819 (53%)

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 Galsi - I

- Mallasarul4,439 people
- Ramgopalpur4,362 people
- Bharatpur4,274 people
- Kolkol4,025 people
- Loa3,690 people
- Simnari3,663 people
- Shaldanga3,604 people
- Maro3,461 people

[All 85 villages in Galsi - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dharmapura?3,953 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharmapura in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dharmapura?74.3% (Census 2011)