# Bhotpara Village, Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri 

# Bhotpara

Bhotpara is a village in Dhupguri sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,812 people in 582 households**, the 68th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 2,812people (2011)
- 582households
- 74.1%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhotpara

Of every 100 households in Bhotpara in 2011, 19 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Bhotpara · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**61%

Tap water ****0%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****16%**

**58%

Television ****13%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**30%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Bhotpara?

■ Bhotpara · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1102**

**962

Working population ****43.1%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 67.7% for women. 56% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 273 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 338 (28%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 278 (23%) · **■** Marginal 321 (27%)

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

- Bhandani2,968 people
- Parkumlai2,901 people
- Chanadipa2,867 people
- Paschim Daukimari2,840 people
- Garialtari2,746 people
- Tuklimari2,735 people
- Bamantari2,706 people
- Bagribari2,551 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhotpara?2,812 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhotpara in?Jalpaiguri district (Dhupguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhotpara?74.1% (Census 2011)