# Dogachhia Village, Jamalpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamalpur, Barddhaman 

# Dogachhia

Dogachhia is a village in Jamalpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,191 people in 759 households**, the 21st largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 3,191people (2011)
- 759households
- 72.7%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dogachhia

Of every 100 households in Dogachhia in 2011, 35 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dogachhia · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**46%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**84%

Use banking services ****84%**

**65%

Television ****24%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**18%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Dogachhia?

■ Dogachhia · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**74.1%

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

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**982

Working population ****44.5%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 64.9% for women. 62% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 227 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 361 (25%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 209 (15%) · **■** Marginal 610 (43%)

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

- Itla3,360 people
- Antpara3,307 people
- Kanshra3,220 people
- Jot Raghab3,204 people
- Chak Shanjadi2,939 people
- Mahindar2,912 people
- Dhuluk2,906 people
- Sadipur2,898 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dogachhia?3,191 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dogachhia in?Barddhaman district (Jamalpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dogachhia?72.7% (Census 2011)