# Dhopaghata Village, Singur, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Singur, Hugli 

# Dhopaghata

Dhopaghata is a village in Singur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,007 people in 465 households**, the 39th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.4%.

- 2,007people (2011)
- 465households
- 85.0%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhopaghata

Of every 100 households in Dhopaghata in 2011, 82 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhopaghata · ■ Singur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**27%

Tap water ****2%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**74%

Use banking services ****35%**

**58%

Television ****42%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**7%

Own their home ****90%**

**97%

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 Dhopaghata?

■ Dhopaghata · ■ Singur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**83.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**950

Working population ****42.1%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 80.2% for women. 68% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 237 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (17%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 370 (44%) · **■** Marginal 87 (10%)

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 Singur

- Bagdanga2,056 people
- Baharampur2,039 people
- Madhusudanpur2,033 people
- Palara2,008 people
- Paunan1,970 people
- Kaliara1,942 people
- Purushottompur1,830 people
- Mostafapur1,819 people

[All 100 villages in Singur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/singur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhopaghata?2,007 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhopaghata in?Hugli district (Singur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhopaghata?85.0% (Census 2011)