# Dhakpara Village, Phansidewa, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Phansidewa, Darjiling 

# Dhakpara

Dhakpara is a village in Phansidewa sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,322 people in 682 households**, the 15th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 3,322people (2011)
- 682households
- 69.9%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhakpara

Of every 100 households in Dhakpara in 2011, 50 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhakpara · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**72%

Tap water ****10%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**88%

Use banking services ****46%**

**32%

Television ****38%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**20%

Own their home ****96%**

**82%

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 Dhakpara?

■ Dhakpara · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**972

Working population ****32.8%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 62.5% for women. 52% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 138 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (15%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 664 (61%) · **■** Marginal 123 (11%)

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 Phansidewa

- Pathar Hirhirar Chhat4,039 people
- Bandar Gachh3,891 people
- Bansgaonchakla3,876 people
- Purba Bansgaon3,859 people
- Molani3,020 people
- Bhalamanashi2,951 people
- Mahammadbaksa2,913 people
- Gangaram Tea Garden2,793 people

[All 113 villages in Phansidewa](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/phansidewa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhakpara?3,322 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhakpara in?Darjiling district (Phansidewa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhakpara?69.9% (Census 2011)