# Dhumpara Village, Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Dhumpara

Dhumpara is a village in Bansihari sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **622 people in 142 households**, the 80th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 622people (2011)
- 142households
- 72.8%literacy
- 868females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhumpara

Of every 100 households in Dhumpara in 2011, 53 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dhumpara · ■ Bansihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**58%

Tap water ****46%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****12%**

**32%

Television ****42%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**29%

Own their home ****78%**

**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 Dhumpara?

■ Dhumpara · ■ Bansihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****650**

**972

Working population ****29.4%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 66.2% for women. 51% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 112 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (16%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (16%) · **■** Marginal 11 (6%)

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 Bansihari

- Panthanpara680 people
- Rasulpur666 people
- Baraharipur661 people
- Kanur652 people
- Ilaspur605 people
- Rahimpur596 people
- Andhar Manik590 people
- Pichhala590 people

[All 161 villages in Bansihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/bansihari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhumpara?622 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhumpara in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Bansihari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhumpara?72.8% (Census 2011)