# Dhitpur Village, Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman 

# Dhitpur

Dhitpur is a village in Purbasthali - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,055 people in 490 households**, the 41st largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 2,055people (2011)
- 490households
- 71.4%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhitpur

Of every 100 households in Dhitpur in 2011, 14 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhitpur · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**24%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**40%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****32%**

**44%

Television ****17%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**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 Dhitpur?

■ Dhitpur · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**970

Working population ****42.5%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 64.2% for women. 59% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 192 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 497 (57%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 102 (12%) · **■** Marginal 79 (9%)

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 - II

- Hatsiuri2,279 people
- Simla2,257 people
- Jajneswarpur2,202 people
- Baragachhi2,070 people
- Muragachha2,047 people
- Uttar Naopara1,970 people
- Gachha1,921 people
- Kasipur1,854 people

[All 90 villages in Purbasthali - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhitpur?2,055 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhitpur in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhitpur?71.4% (Census 2011)