# Dhoba Village, Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Dhoba

Dhoba is a village in Purbasthali - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,881 people in 422 households**, the 23rd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 1,881people (2011)
- 422households
- 79.5%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhoba

Of every 100 households in Dhoba in 2011, 62 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dhoba · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**40%

Tap water ****8%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**25%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%**

**81%

Use banking services ****28%**

**48%

Television ****43%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**26%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

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 Dhoba?

■ Dhoba · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1124**

**954

Working population ****45.6%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 72.9% for women. 61% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (8%) · **■** Household industry 349 (41%) · **■** Other work 415 (48%) · **■** Marginal 17 (2%)

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 Purbasthali - I

- Minapur2,105 people
- Chandpur1,992 people
- Sonarudra1,937 people
- Bhaturia1,882 people
- Kusagaria1,876 people
- Dirghapara1,761 people
- Baradhek1,752 people
- Jakar1,749 people

[All 95 villages in Purbasthali - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhoba?1,881 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhoba in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhoba?79.5% (Census 2011)