# Dhak Chhara Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Dhak Chhara

Dhak Chhara is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,317 people in 555 households**, the 22nd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 2,317people (2011)
- 555households
- 80.5%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhak Chhara

Of every 100 households in Dhak Chhara in 2011, 45 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhak Chhara · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**81%

Use banking services ****93%**

**48%

Television ****21%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Dhak Chhara?

■ Dhak Chhara · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1112**

**948

Working population ****39.1%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 75.5% for women. 72% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 483 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 343 (38%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 45 (5%) · **■** Marginal 33 (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 Balagarh

- Ektarpur2,914 people
- Dwarpara2,529 people
- Ichhapura2,490 people
- Balagarh2,365 people
- Bankipur2,285 people
- Masara2,268 people
- Kamarpara2,209 people
- Fatepur2,203 people

[All 132 villages in Balagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/balagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhak Chhara?2,317 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhak Chhara in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhak Chhara?80.5% (Census 2011)