# Dhurkhali Village, Amta - I, Haora (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Amta - I, Haora 

# Dhurkhali

Dhurkhali is a village in Amta - I sub-district of Haora district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,195 people in 726 households**, the 20th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.0%.

- 3,195people (2011)
- 726households
- 85.5%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhurkhali

Of every 100 households in Dhurkhali in 2011, 70 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhurkhali · ■ Amta - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**79%

Use banking services ****63%**

**33%

Television ****40%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**26%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Dhurkhali?

■ Dhurkhali · ■ Amta - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**81.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1055**

**966

Working population ****41.0%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 80.2% for women. 69% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 181 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 150 (11%) · **■** Household industry 91 (7%) · **■** Other work 754 (58%) · **■** Marginal 135 (10%)

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 Amta - I

- Balichak3,304 people
- Jotkalyan3,237 people
- Khasnan3,221 people
- Anule3,196 people
- Raspur3,073 people
- Chatra3,040 people
- Kasra2,979 people
- Kumaria2,845 people

[All 73 villages in Amta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/haora/amta-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhurkhali?3,195 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhurkhali in?Haora district (Amta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhurkhali?85.5% (Census 2011)