# Darajpur, Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Darajpur

Darajpur is a village in [Kumarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kumarganj/) 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 **342 people in 79 households**, the 152nd largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 342people (2011)
- 79households
- 65.7%literacy
- 890females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Darajpur

Of every 100 households in Darajpur in 2011, 64 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Darajpur · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**33%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****12%**

**25%

Television ****11%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****60%**

**33%

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 Darajpur?

■ Darajpur · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**951

Working population ****42.7%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 56.5% for women. 61% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 139 (95%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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 Kumarganj

- Lakshmankuri348 people
- Gayespur346 people
- Chak Bhagaban343 people
- Kamdebpur343 people
- Bayrapara329 people
- Par Sahazadpur317 people
- Chandmoua315 people
- Chak-Bansi313 people

[All 218 villages in Kumarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kumarganj/villages/)

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- Darajpur · Village, Habibpur, Maldah · 326 people
- Darajpur · Village, Jajpur Sadar, Jajapur · 287 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Darajpur?342 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darajpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Darajpur?65.7% (Census 2011)