# Dhalajhora Village, Alipurduar - II, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Alipurduar - II, Jalpaiguri 

# Dhalajhora

Dhalajhora is a village in Alipurduar - II sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,136 people in 486 households**, the 44th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 2,136people (2011)
- 486households
- 71.4%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhalajhora

Of every 100 households in Dhalajhora in 2011, 27 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhalajhora · ■ Alipurduar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**45%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**72%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****27%**

**25%

Television ****21%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dhalajhora?

■ Dhalajhora · ■ Alipurduar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**939

Working population ****45.1%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 64.9% for women. 53% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 268 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (13%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 122 (13%) · **■** Marginal 445 (46%)

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 - II

- Dakshin Shibkata2,300 people
- Baniagaon2,277 people
- Uttar Dhalkar2,205 people
- Thanupara2,192 people
- Purba Barachouki2,118 people
- Paschim Khalishamari2,111 people
- Brajerkuthi2,107 people
- Saudpara2,079 people

[All 78 villages in Alipurduar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/alipurduar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhalajhora?2,136 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhalajhora in?Jalpaiguri district (Alipurduar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhalajhora?71.4% (Census 2011)