# Dekhuria Village, Rampurhat - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Rampurhat - I, Birbhum 

# Dekhuria

Dekhuria is a village in Rampurhat - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,583 people in 676 households**, the 24th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 2,583people (2011)
- 676households
- 74.4%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dekhuria

Of every 100 households in Dekhuria in 2011, 23 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dekhuria · ■ Rampurhat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

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

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****19%**

**43%

Television ****19%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 Dekhuria?

■ Dekhuria · ■ Rampurhat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**945

Working population ****45.2%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 68.9% for women. 60% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 186 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 465 (40%) · **■** Household industry 45 (4%) · **■** Other work 177 (15%) · **■** Marginal 294 (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 Rampurhat - I

- Saipur2,826 people
- Kusumba2,762 people
- Baidara2,661 people
- Chakaipur2,637 people
- Bhatina2,570 people
- Kanduri2,554 people
- Chakpara2,451 people
- Khedamara2,379 people

[All 119 villages in Rampurhat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/rampurhat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dekhuria?2,583 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dekhuria in?Birbhum district (Rampurhat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dekhuria?74.4% (Census 2011)