# Dechandra Village, Dubrajpur, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Dubrajpur, Birbhum 

# Dechandra

Dechandra is a village in Dubrajpur sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **486 people in 109 households**, the 131st largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 486people (2011)
- 109households
- 73.0%literacy
- 855females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dechandra

Of every 100 households in Dechandra in 2011, 59 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dechandra · ■ Dubrajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**85%

Tap water ****79%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**77%

Use banking services ****36%**

**51%

Television ****18%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**22%

Own their home ****94%**

**97%

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 Dechandra?

■ Dechandra · ■ Dubrajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**980

Working population ****52.1%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 71.4% for women. 63% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (27%) · **■** Household industry 11 (4%) · **■** Other work 49 (19%) · **■** Marginal 62 (25%)

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 Dubrajpur

- Chhota Salunchi509 people
- Asanshuli508 people
- Bara Gunsima505 people
- Parulia495 people
- Jhapartala483 people
- Bhagabatipur470 people
- Aroan467 people
- Birori460 people

[All 227 villages in Dubrajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/dubrajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dechandra?486 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dechandra in?Birbhum district (Dubrajpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dechandra?73.0% (Census 2011)