# Dhuluk Village, Jamalpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamalpur, Barddhaman 

# Dhuluk

Dhuluk is a village in Jamalpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,906 people in 693 households**, the 24th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 2,906people (2011)
- 693households
- 72.0%literacy
- 1,010females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhuluk

Of every 100 households in Dhuluk in 2011, 34 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhuluk · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**84%

Use banking services ****83%**

**65%

Television ****22%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dhuluk?

■ Dhuluk · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1082**

**982

Working population ****48.1%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 63.5% for women. 59% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 120 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 858 (61%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 190 (14%) · **■** Marginal 229 (16%)

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 Jamalpur

- Jot Raghab3,204 people
- Dogachhia3,191 people
- Chak Shanjadi2,939 people
- Mahindar2,912 people
- Sadipur2,898 people
- Kalna2,891 people
- Hiranyagram2,873 people
- Ajapur2,719 people

[All 123 villages in Jamalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/jamalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhuluk?2,906 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhuluk in?Barddhaman district (Jamalpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhuluk?72.0% (Census 2011)