# Thapgaon Village, Dubrajpur, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Dubrajpur, Birbhum 

# Thapgaon

Thapgaon is a village in Dubrajpur sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,022 people in 232 households**, the 61st largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 1,022people (2011)
- 232households
- 72.2%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Thapgaon

Of every 100 households in Thapgaon in 2011, 38 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thapgaon · ■ Dubrajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**14%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**77%

Use banking services ****25%**

**51%

Television ****9%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Thapgaon?

■ Thapgaon · ■ Dubrajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1132**

**980

Working population ****43.0%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 69.4% for women. 62% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 126 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 215 (49%) · **■** Other work 26 (6%) · **■** Marginal 72 (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 Dubrajpur

- Ekkabbarpur1,082 people
- Rengna1,067 people
- Sija1,031 people
- Belsara1,023 people
- Dakshin Handipur1,014 people
- Gobindapur1,007 people
- Majhgram995 people
- Bishalpur987 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Thapgaon?1,022 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thapgaon in?Birbhum district (Dubrajpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Thapgaon?72.2% (Census 2011)