# Bhemtia Village, Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri 

# Bhemtia

Bhemtia is a village in Dhupguri sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,607 people in 779 households**, the 48th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 3,607people (2011)
- 779households
- 66.7%literacy
- 1,006females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhemtia

Of every 100 households in Bhemtia in 2011, 22 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhemtia · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**61%

Tap water ****0%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**56%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****48%**

**58%

Television ****18%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**78%

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 Bhemtia?

■ Bhemtia · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**962

Working population ****45.6%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 61.3% for women. 58% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 180 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 373 (23%) · **■** Household industry 37 (2%) · **■** Other work 535 (33%) · **■** Marginal 518 (32%)

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 Dhupguri

- Uttar Dangapara3,722 people
- Dakshin Salbari3,703 people
- Fataktari3,697 people
- Niranjanpat3,671 people
- Purbba Altagram3,490 people
- Dakshin Jharalta3,444 people
- Palasbari Tea Garden3,312 people
- Madhya Daukimari3,257 people

[All 102 villages in Dhupguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/dhupguri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhemtia?3,607 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhemtia in?Jalpaiguri district (Dhupguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhemtia?66.7% (Census 2011)