# Dhulahar Village, Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Dhulahar

Dhulahar is a village in Tapan sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **387 people in 90 households**, the 203rd largest of 271 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 387people (2011)
- 90households
- 69.7%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhulahar

Of every 100 households in Dhulahar in 2011, 17 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhulahar · ■ Tapan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****10%**

**26%

Television ****20%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**33%

Own their home ****71%**

**98%

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 Dhulahar?

■ Dhulahar · ■ Tapan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****630**

**954

Working population ****59.4%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 64.1% for women. 63% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 127 (55%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 100 (43%)

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 Tapan

- Aktail398 people
- Uttar Gauripur393 people
- Gandihar392 people
- Dakshin Kesrail390 people
- Chak Brindaban384 people
- Jamalgachhi383 people
- Jaminipara379 people
- Mallikpur368 people

[All 279 villages in Tapan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/tapan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhulahar?387 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhulahar in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Tapan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhulahar?69.7% (Census 2011)