# Foskadanga Village, Alipurduar - I, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Alipurduar - I, Jalpaiguri 

# Foskadanga

Foskadanga is a village in Alipurduar - I sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,868 people in 597 households**, the 28th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 2,868people (2011)
- 597households
- 69.1%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Foskadanga

Of every 100 households in Foskadanga in 2011, 9 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Foskadanga · ■ Alipurduar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**54%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****11%**

**20%

Television ****6%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**91%

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 Foskadanga?

■ Foskadanga · ■ Alipurduar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1046**

**963

Working population ****45.1%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 59.9% for women. 58% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 418 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 271 (21%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 148 (11%) · **■** Marginal 452 (35%)

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 Alipurduar - I

- Pachkal Guri3,257 people
- Dakshin Paitkapara3,183 people
- Uttar Paitkapara3,074 people
- Suripara3,025 people
- Kumarpara2,432 people
- Sirubari2,258 people
- Dakshin Sonapur2,203 people
- Dakshin Kansingram2,069 people

[All 47 villages in Alipurduar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/alipurduar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Foskadanga?2,868 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Foskadanga in?Jalpaiguri district (Alipurduar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Foskadanga?69.1% (Census 2011)