# Dhitora Village, Murarai - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Murarai - I, Birbhum 

# Dhitora

Dhitora is a village in Murarai - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **9,081 people in 2,076 households**, the 1st largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 9,081people (2011)
- 2,076households
- 67.7%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhitora

Of every 100 households in Dhitora in 2011, 42 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhitora · ■ Murarai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**84%

Tap water ****54%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**86%

Use banking services ****26%**

**20%

Television ****24%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**46%

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 Dhitora?

■ Dhitora · ■ Murarai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979**

**983

Working population ****33.3%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 64.1% for women. 55% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 284 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 982 (32%) · **■** Household industry 96 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,211 (40%) · **■** Marginal 450 (15%)

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 Murarai - I

- Rajgram8,378 people
- Dumurgram8,335 people
- Gorsa7,964 people
- Bhadiswar7,723 people

[All 80 villages in Murarai - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/murarai-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhitora?9,081 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhitora in?Birbhum district (Murarai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhitora?67.7% (Census 2011)