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

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Village · Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Dhulchandria

Dhulchandria is a village in Tapan sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **541 people in 131 households**, the 160th largest of 271 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 541people (2011)
- 131households
- 78.5%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhulchandria

Of every 100 households in Dhulchandria in 2011, 1 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhulchandria · ■ Tapan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**11%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****29%**

**26%

Television ****7%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhulchandria?

■ Dhulchandria · ■ Tapan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1094**

**954

Working population ****45.7%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 71.8% for women. 64% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Farm labourers 217 (88%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (7%) · **■** Marginal 9 (4%)

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

- Sinhabi573 people
- Kasibati570 people
- Chak Jalal566 people
- Kashikuri543 people
- Mollazi541 people
- Jagannathpur536 people
- Mahadebpur534 people
- Palimahadebpur530 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhulchandria?541 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhulchandria in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Tapan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhulchandria?78.5% (Census 2011)