# Dhopapara Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Dhopapara

Dhopapara is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,496 people in 368 households**, the 47th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 1,496people (2011)
- 368households
- 79.3%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhopapara

Of every 100 households in Dhopapara in 2011, 56 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhopapara · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**17%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**81%

Use banking services ****99%**

**48%

Television ****29%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**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 Dhopapara?

■ Dhopapara · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**948

Working population ****41.4%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 73.5% for women. 63% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 226 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 294 (47%) · **■** Other work 88 (14%) · **■** Marginal 11 (2%)

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

- Ahmadpur1,608 people
- Jagulia1,565 people
- Basna1,564 people
- Malancha1,532 people
- Patuli1,475 people
- Naricha1,471 people
- Mahipalpur1,455 people
- Inchhura1,418 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhopapara?1,496 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhopapara in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhopapara?79.3% (Census 2011)