# Uttar Dhalkar Village, Alipurduar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Alipurduar - II, Jalpaiguri 

# Uttar Dhalkar

Uttar Dhalkar is a village in Alipurduar - II sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,205 people in 518 households**, the 42nd largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 2,205people (2011)
- 518households
- 73.6%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Uttar Dhalkar

Of every 100 households in Uttar Dhalkar in 2011, 26 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Uttar Dhalkar · ■ Alipurduar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**45%

Tap water ****2%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**95%

Use banking services ****10%**

**25%

Television ****14%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Uttar Dhalkar?

■ Uttar Dhalkar · ■ Alipurduar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**939

Working population ****48.8%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 66.0% for women. 61% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 289 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 173 (16%) · **■** Other work 104 (10%) · **■** Marginal 511 (47%)

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

- Damsibad2,437 people
- Chhipra2,302 people
- Dakshin Shibkata2,300 people
- Baniagaon2,277 people
- Thanupara2,192 people
- Dhalajhora2,136 people
- Purba Barachouki2,118 people
- Paschim Khalishamari2,111 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Uttar Dhalkar?2,205 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uttar Dhalkar in?Jalpaiguri district (Alipurduar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Uttar Dhalkar?73.6% (Census 2011)