# Dwarkanathpur, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Dwarkanathpur

Dwarkanathpur is a village in [Bolpur Sriniketan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/bolpur-sriniketan/) sub-district of [Birbhum](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **3,363 people in 753 households**, the 10th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 3,363people (2011)
- 753households
- 55.3%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dwarkanathpur

Of every 100 households in Dwarkanathpur in 2011, 46 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dwarkanathpur · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**73%

Tap water ****37%**

**27%

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

**18%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**82%

Use banking services ****95%**

**61%

Television ****27%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**24%

Own their home ****93%**

**95%

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 Dwarkanathpur?

■ Dwarkanathpur · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.3%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1054**

**972

Working population ****54.8%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.1% for men and 49.3% for women. 65% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 155 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 686 (37%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 376 (20%) · **■** Marginal 605 (33%)

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 Bolpur Sriniketan

- Ruppur3,803 people
- Syambati3,635 people
- Saturia3,534 people
- Nurpur3,519 people
- Muluk3,361 people
- Nahina3,332 people
- Khosh Kadambapur3,102 people
- Benuria3,009 people

[All 169 villages in Bolpur Sriniketan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/bolpur-sriniketan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dwarkanathpur?3,363 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dwarkanathpur in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dwarkanathpur?55.3% (Census 2011)