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

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Dirghapara

Dirghapara is a village in Purbasthali - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,761 people in 411 households**, the 25th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 1,761people (2011)
- 411households
- 75.2%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dirghapara

Of every 100 households in Dirghapara in 2011, 37 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dirghapara · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**40%

Tap water ****34%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**81%

Use banking services ****85%**

**48%

Television ****24%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dirghapara?

■ Dirghapara · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924**

**954

Working population ****35.4%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 70.8% for women. 64% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 228 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 297 (48%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 83 (13%) · **■** Marginal 12 (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

- Sonarudra1,937 people
- Bhaturia1,882 people
- Dhoba1,881 people
- Kusagaria1,876 people
- Baradhek1,752 people
- Jakar1,749 people
- Bagpur1,696 people
- Dhamai1,670 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dirghapara?1,761 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dirghapara in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dirghapara?75.2% (Census 2011)