# Dharmapur, Hugli (West Bengal) – Town Population & Facts

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Town · Hugli, West Bengal 

# Dharmapur

Dharmapur is a town in Chinsurah - Magra sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **8,456 people** in 2,096 households. Literacy was 83.7%.

- 8,456people (2011)
- 2,096households
- 83.7%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Population of Dharmapur

■ Dharmapur · ■ Hugli urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%**

**86.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**948

Working population ****40.9%**

**36.6%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dharmapur

Of every 100 households in Dharmapur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dharmapur · ■ Hugli urban average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**6%

Tap water ****45%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%**

**18%

Use banking services ****45%**

**72%

Television ****62%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****11%**

**8%

Own their home ****80%**

**76%

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 people in Dharmapur work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 3,019 (87%) · **■** Household industry 86 (2%) · **■** Farming 37 (1%) · **■** Marginal 319 (9%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dharmapur?8,456 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharmapur in?Hugli district, West Bengal