# Lokabati Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Lokabati

Lokabati is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,035 people in 524 households**, the 42nd largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 2,035people (2011)
- 524households
- 74.0%literacy
- 1,025females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lokabati

Of every 100 households in Lokabati in 2011, 35 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Lokabati · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**48%

Tap water ****32%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**26%

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

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**84%

Use banking services ****82%**

**58%

Television ****13%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Lokabati?

■ Lokabati · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1058**

**962

Working population ****55.4%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 66.1% for women. 68% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 179 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 279 (25%) · **■** Household industry 23 (2%) · **■** Other work 57 (5%) · **■** Marginal 590 (52%)

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 Dhaniakhali

- Chelua2,261 people
- Jiara2,228 people
- Chapabere2,193 people
- Harpur2,054 people
- Nalitajol2,034 people
- Melki Kutubpur2,008 people
- Bagnan1,986 people
- Gopikantapur1,968 people

[All 214 villages in Dhaniakhali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/dhaniakhali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lokabati?2,035 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lokabati in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lokabati?74.0% (Census 2011)