# Bara Dongal Village, Arambag, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Arambag, Hugli 

# Bara Dongal

Bara Dongal is a village in Arambag sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,771 people in 656 households**, the 27th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 2,771people (2011)
- 656households
- 83.8%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bara Dongal

Of every 100 households in Bara Dongal in 2011, 75 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bara Dongal · ■ Arambag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**30%

Tap water ****29%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**27%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**88%

Use banking services ****62%**

**42%

Television ****35%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**26%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Bara Dongal?

■ Bara Dongal · ■ Arambag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**959

Working population ****46.7%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 77.1% for women. 62% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (5%) · **■** Household industry 59 (5%) · **■** Other work 191 (15%) · **■** Marginal 931 (72%)

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 Arambag

- Arandi2,910 people
- Hat Basantapur2,878 people
- Ramnagar2,852 people
- Madhurpur2,788 people
- Telua2,702 people
- Maigram2,680 people
- Purbba Krishnapur2,672 people
- Kanpur2,657 people

[All 159 villages in Arambag](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/arambag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bara Dongal?2,771 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara Dongal in?Hugli district (Arambag sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bara Dongal?83.8% (Census 2011)