# Dolkura, Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Dolkura

Dolkura is a village in [Harirampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/harirampur/) sub-district of [Dakshin Dinajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **701 people in 169 households**, the 74th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 701people (2011)
- 169households
- 71.4%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dolkura

Of every 100 households in Dolkura in 2011, 86 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dolkura · ■ Harirampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****42%**

**24%

Television ****15%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dolkura?

■ Dolkura · ■ Harirampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**973

Working population ****32.8%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 65.7% for women. 55% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 59 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (63%) · **■** Other work 23 (10%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Harirampur

- Nendra731 people
- Surahar731 people
- Nagpara729 people
- Bhebrahar723 people
- Fayezullapur700 people
- Dhkshin Bahadurpur696 people
- Debrajpur667 people
- Chhatraghati664 people

[All 151 villages in Harirampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/harirampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dolkura?701 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dolkura in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Harirampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dolkura?71.4% (Census 2011)