# Dogachhia, Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman – Population & Literacy

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Dogachhia

Dogachhia is a village in [Purbasthali - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-i/) sub-district of [Barddhaman](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **5,910 people in 1,410 households**, the 3rd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 5,910people (2011)
- 1,410households
- 68.1%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dogachhia

Of every 100 households in Dogachhia in 2011, 38 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dogachhia · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**25%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**81%

Use banking services ****64%**

**48%

Television ****21%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**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 Dogachhia?

■ Dogachhia · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**954

Working population ****36.6%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 62.8% for women. 62% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 652 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 854 (40%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Other work 284 (13%) · **■** Marginal 347 (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 Purbasthali - I

- Samudragar13,089 people
- Champahati6,694 people
- Goalpara4,843 people
- Jalahati4,626 people
- Kobla4,117 people
- Kharashgram3,957 people

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

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- Dogachhia · Village, Jamalpur, Barddhaman · 3,191 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dogachhia?5,910 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dogachhia in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dogachhia?68.1% (Census 2011)