# Jalapara Village, Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri 

# Jalapara

Jalapara is a village in Dhupguri sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **607 people in 122 households**, the 95th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 607people (2011)
- 122households
- 80.0%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jalapara

Of every 100 households in Jalapara in 2011, 54 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jalapara · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**61%

Tap water ****0%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**56%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****98%**

**58%

Television ****38%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Jalapara?

■ Jalapara · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**962

Working population ****58.0%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 74.2% for women. 55% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (27%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (6%) · **■** Marginal 126 (36%)

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

- Lakshmikantapur Tea Garden1,229 people
- Gosairhat Forest1,153 people
- Gosairhat Chhits730 people
- Jakhaikona716 people
- Prayagpur516 people
- Magurmari504 people
- Chapaguri8 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jalapara?607 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jalapara in?Jalpaiguri district (Dhupguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jalapara?80.0% (Census 2011)